/26 subnet

Mask 255.255.255.192 · 62 usable hosts · 64 addresses

/26 at a glance
Subnet mask255.255.255.192
Wildcard mask0.0.0.63
Binary mask11111111.11111111.11111111.11000000
Network / host bits26 / 6
Total addresses64
Usable hosts62
Per /8 · /16 · /24262,144 · 1,024 · 4
Example192.168.10.77/26 → network 192.168.10.64, hosts 192.168.10.65 – 192.168.10.126, broadcast 192.168.10.127

Where /26 is used

Quarter of a /24; small department VLANs.

Block boundaries: a /26 must start at a multiple of 64 addresses, so in the last octet networks start at 0, 64, 128, 192. Calculate any specific address in the subnet calculator.

Neighbouring prefixes

← /25 (twice as large) · /27 (half the size) →

Questions

How many hosts in a /26?
64 addresses, of which 62 are usable (the first is the network address and the last is broadcast).
What is the subnet mask for /26?
255.255.255.192. In binary: 11111111.11111111.11111111.11000000. The wildcard (inverse) mask is 0.0.0.63.