Networking

April 30, 2024 note-to-self

In the subnet 192.168.1.0/30, the available addresses are as follows:

CIDR Notation: /30 indicates that the first 30 bits of the IP address are the network portion, leaving 2 bits for host addresses.

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.252

Network Address: 192.168.1.0 (not usable for hosts)

Broadcast Address: 192.168.1.3 (used for broadcasting to all devices in the subnet)

Usable Addresses

Given this setup, the addresses in the 192.168.1.0/30 subnet are:

192.168.1.0 - Network Address (not usable)
192.168.1.1 - Usable Host Address
192.168.1.2 - Usable Host Address
192.168.1.3 - Broadcast Address (not usable)

Summary

Usable Addresses: 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 Network Address: 192.168.1.0 Broadcast Address: 192.168.1.3

These posts are for my own understanding. Reader beware. Info may be wrong but it reflects my current understanding.