Sometimes, you will be given subnet masks (a range of IP addresses) to test, and in some cases, you will test only one single IP address. If you're using a subnet mask, then use the following table as a reference:
| CIDR | Hosts | Net mask |
| /30 | 2 | 255.255.255.252 |
| /29 | 6 | 255.255.255.248 |
| /28 | 14 | 255.255.255.240 |
| /27 | 30 | 255.255.255.224 |
| /26 | 62 | 255.255.255.192 |
| /25 | 126 | 255.255.255.128 |
| /24 | 254 | 255.255.255.0 |
| /23 | 510 | 255.255.254.0 |
| /22 | 1022 | 255.255.252.0 |
| /21 | 2046 | 255.255.248.0 |
| /20 | 4094 | 255.255.240.0 |
| /19 | 8190 | 255.255.224.0 |
| /18 | 16382 | 255.255.192.0 |
| /17 | 32766 | 255.255.128.0 |
| /16 | 65534 | 255.255.0.0 |