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MikiBelavista
Asked: 2018-10-13 10:33:30 +0800 CST

How do I find my network prefix?

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I am reading Python Networking book:

When a network device generates network traffic that needs to be sent across a network, it first compares the destination's IP address with its own network prefix.

My nmcli:

GENERAL.DEVICE:                         enp3s0
GENERAL.TYPE:                           ethernet
GENERAL.HWADDR:                         70:4D:7B:41:40:67
GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
GENERAL.STATE:                          100 (connected)
GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     Wired connection 1
GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/0
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER:               on
IP4.ADDRESS[1]:                         192.168.0.12/24
IP4.GATEWAY:                            192.168.0.1
IP4.ROUTE[1]:                           dst = 169.254.0.0/16, nh = 0.0.0.0, mt = 1000
IP4.DNS[1]:                             8.8.8.8
IP6.ADDRESS[1]:                         fe80::94ea:6996:dd8b:8eec/64
IP6.GATEWAY:

Where is network prefix?

networking network-manager

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Your address is:

    IP4.ADDRESS[1]:                         192.168.0.12/24

    /24 means that first 24 bits are network address and the remaining 8 bits (which can be used to create a range between 0-255) are for host addressing.

    So in x.x.x.y the network prefix is x.x.x (192.168.0.0) and the y (12) is host address.

    Host addressing would start with 1 up to 254 and 255 would be the broadcasting address.

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