158.252.0.0/16

Public

Class B — /16 prefix — 65,534 usable hosts

Network Address
158.252.0.0
Broadcast Address
158.252.255.255
Subnet Mask
255.255.0.0
Usable Hosts
65,534
First Usable IP
158.252.0.1
Last Usable IP
158.252.255.254
Total IPs
65,536
Prefix Length
/16

Network address — the base address of the block (158.252.0.0). All devices in this subnet share this prefix. Cannot be assigned to a host.

Broadcast address — packets sent to 158.252.255.255 are delivered to every device in the subnet. Also reserved — not assignable.

Usable hosts — the 65,534 addresses between those two that you can assign to servers, VMs, or interfaces.

Subnet mask255.255.0.0 is the dotted-decimal equivalent of /16. Older tools and Cisco configs use this format instead of CIDR slash notation.

Full Details

CIDR Notation 158.252.0.0/16
Network Address 158.252.0.0
Broadcast Address 158.252.255.255
Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0
Wildcard Mask 0.0.255.255
Prefix Length /16
IP Address Class Class B
Total IP Addresses 65,536
Usable Host Addresses 65,534
First Usable IP 158.252.0.1
Last Usable IP 158.252.255.254
Network (Hex) 0x9EFC0000
Broadcast (Hex) 0x9EFCFFFF
Address Type Public / Globally Routable

Binary Representation

Network Address
10011110.11111100 10011110.11111100.00000000.00000000
Subnet Mask
11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000

The first 16 bits (1s in the mask) identify the network. The remaining 16 bits identify hosts within the network.

Split into Equal Subnets

Split 158.252.0.0/16 into 2 equal /17 subnets (32,766 usable hosts each).

# CIDR Network First Usable Last Usable Broadcast Hosts
1 158.252.0.0/17 158.252.0.0 158.252.0.1 158.252.127.254 158.252.127.255 32,766
2 158.252.128.0/17 158.252.128.0 158.252.128.1 158.252.255.254 158.252.255.255 32,766

/16 Subnet Reference

Total IPs 65,536
Usable Hosts 65,534
Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0
Wildcard 0.0.255.255

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