Why use this IPv6 subnet calculator?
Calculate the network range, address forms and reverse DNS for any IPv6 CIDR block in one click.
Use cases:
- Network planning: Size IPv6 subnets for your infrastructure
- Reverse DNS: Generate ip6.arpa. entries for PTR records
- Address verification: Validate IPv6 addresses and prefix lengths
- Documentation: Document IPv6 addressing plans with expanded forms
IPv6 addressing basics
IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses written as 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal digits separated by colons. The :: notation compresses consecutive groups of zeros.
| Prefix | Typical use | Addresses |
|---|---|---|
| /128 | Single host | 1 |
| /127 | Point-to-point link | 2 |
| /64 | Standard LAN subnet | 2^64 |
| /48 | Site allocation | 65,536 x /64 |
| /32 | ISP allocation | 2^96 |
Key differences from IPv4
- No broadcast: IPv6 uses multicast instead
- No wildcard mask: Only CIDR prefix notation
- No dotted-decimal mask: Always /N notation
- Standard /64 subnets: Convention for all LANs
- Huge address space: 2^128 total addresses