An IP Address is made up of four octets. 209.153.19.190 is split in four sections separated by a period. Each section is an octet. An octets value ranges from 0 to 255. The table below gives an example of a Class B Subnet it shows it
shares the first an second octet.
| Class B Subnet |
| IP Address Class | Total # Of Bits For Network ID / Host ID | 1st Octet | 2nd Octet | 3rd Octet | 4th Octet |
| Class B | 16/16 | 11111111 (255) | 11111111(255) | 00000000(0) | 00000000(0) |
See also:
IP Address
CIDR