Subnets·IPv6 /25
IPv6
/25
2^103

IPv6 /25 prefix

/25 means the first 25 bits are the network and 103 are left for hosts. That is 2^103 addresses.

Addresses are 128 bits, so nobody writes a mask — only the prefix length. A home gets a /56, a single network a /64.

Prefix
/25
Host bits
103
Addresses
2^103
Usable hosts
2^103
/64 networks inside
2^103
Nibble boundary
No

Prefixes either side

How to read this

  • /24 means the first 24 bits are the network; the remaining 8 hold the addresses inside it.
  • Each extra bit splits the network in two and halves the addresses.
  • Usable addresses are normally the total minus two — the network and broadcast addresses.
  • IPv6 has no broadcast, so nothing is subtracted. One network is conventionally a /64.

Frequently asked questions

Q. How many addresses are in a /25?

2^103, of which 2^103 can actually be handed out.

Q. How is a /25 written?

IPv6 uses no mask — you simply write /25.

Q. How many /64 networks fit in a /25?

2^103.

Q. How many host bits are there?

103. Each extra network bit halves the addresses.