IP Addressing and Subnetting

Host Capacity Calculator

Determine the smallest IPv4 prefix that satisfies host requirements and estimate wasted capacity.

Calculated locally

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Tool input

Use the fields below and run the calculation or generation locally.

Results

Review output and validation notes before production use.

How it works

Enter required host count to get recommended prefix, mask, and utilization math.

All processing runs in-browser with no external API dependency.

Practical example

Example: 120 hosts recommends /25 with 126 usable addresses.

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