By organizing hosts into logical groups, subnetting can improve network security and performance. Subnet Mask Perhaps the most recognizable aspect of subnetting is the subnet mask.

Subnetting in Practice Subnetting works by applying the concept of extended network addresses to individual computer (and another network device) addresses.

Some of the IPAM solutions also have embedded IPv6 prefix calculators. As I ponder the process of IPv6 addressing and subnetting I wonder if androids dream of hexadecimal-addressed electric sheep ...