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How do I find the network and broadcast address of a subnet?

Short answer

Enter an IP address with its CIDR prefix into a browser-based subnet calculator and it returns the network address, the broadcast address and the usable host range. It runs entirely on your device, so nothing about your network is sent anywhere.

What the two addresses mean

Inside any subnet, the very first address is the network address that identifies the block, and the very last address is the broadcast address used to reach every host at once. Neither one can be assigned to a device, so knowing them tells you exactly which addresses are actually usable. A subnet calculator derives both from the IP and the CIDR prefix using bitwise math, which is easy to get wrong by hand.

Why do it in the browser

A client-side subnet calculator does the arithmetic in your browser, so your internal addressing plan is never uploaded to a server. That matters when the network you are documenting is private infrastructure. It is free, needs no account, and gives you the network address, broadcast address, mask and host count in one step.

Step by step

  1. Open the subnet calculator. Open the subnet and CIDR calculator in your browser.
  2. Enter the IP and prefix. Type the IP address followed by the CIDR prefix, for example 192.168.1.10/24.
  3. Read the results. Read off the network address, broadcast address, usable host range and mask.

Frequently asked questions

Is my network information uploaded?

No. The calculation runs entirely in your browser, so nothing is sent to a server.

Can hosts use the network or broadcast address?

No. Those two addresses are reserved, so the usable host range sits between them.

Does it work for any CIDR prefix?

Yes. You can enter any valid prefix and it returns the matching network and broadcast addresses.

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