A larger network can be split by borrowing host bits. The subnet table renders every resulting row and recomputes each range from the prefixes.

highlighted = computed this step

Why splitting borrows bits

Subnetting turns host bits into more network bits. The table shows every resulting range instead of asking the reader to trust a count.

/24/24

Borrowed bits make rows

Changing /24 to /26 borrows 2 bits. That makes 4 subnets.

242\Rightarrow4
Split into subnetsThe four subnet rows are recomputed from the base network and new prefix.Four /26 subnets/24 split to /26networkfirst hostlast hostbroadcastusable192.168.1.0/26192.168.1.1192.168.1.62192.168.1.6362192.168.1.64/26192.168.1.65192.168.1.126192.168.1.12762192.168.1.128/26192.168.1.129192.168.1.190192.168.1.19162192.168.1.192/26192.168.1.193192.168.1.254192.168.1.25562

Read the split

The third row is 192.168.1.128/26, and the fourth row starts at 192.168.1.192. Each row has 62 usable hosts.

subnets=4\text{subnets}=4
Split into subnetsThe four subnet rows are recomputed from the base network and new prefix.Four /26 subnets/24 split to /26networkfirst hostlast hostbroadcastusable192.168.1.0/26192.168.1.1192.168.1.62192.168.1.6362192.168.1.64/26192.168.1.65192.168.1.126192.168.1.12762192.168.1.128/26192.168.1.129192.168.1.190192.168.1.19162192.168.1.192/26192.168.1.193192.168.1.254192.168.1.25562

Summary

Borrowed bits multiply subnet rows, and each row's host range is recomputed from its network and mask. Address arithmetic only; timing/throughput is not modeled here.

usable=62\text{usable}=62
Split into subnetsThe four subnet rows are recomputed from the base network and new prefix.Four /26 subnets/24 split to /26networkfirst hostlast hostbroadcastusable192.168.1.0/26192.168.1.1192.168.1.62192.168.1.6362192.168.1.64/26192.168.1.65192.168.1.126192.168.1.12762192.168.1.128/26192.168.1.129192.168.1.190192.168.1.19162192.168.1.192/26192.168.1.193192.168.1.254192.168.1.25562