Demo topic note — IPv4 addressing
This page demonstrates the topic notes layout used in the full private course.
Public repo: sample content only. The complete topic library is stored separately.
Host and network portions
An IPv4 address has a network portion and a host portion. The subnet mask (or CIDR prefix) tells devices where to split the bits.
| CIDR | Mask | Usable hosts (/24 example) |
|---|---|---|
| /24 | 255.255.255.0 | 254 |
| /25 | 255.255.255.128 | 126 |
| /26 | 255.255.255.192 | 62 |
Private ranges (RFC 1918)
10.0.0.0/8172.16.0.0/12192.168.0.0/16
Practice
Use the subnetting trainer for procedurally generated drills — the public demo does not ship the full scenario question bank.