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MTU & Tunnel Overhead Reference

Quick MTU and encapsulation overhead reference for PPPoE, GRE, WireGuard and variable IPsec stacks.

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user@netcalc ~/calc $

ipv4_calculator

Calculate network, broadcast, mask, hosts, class and binary for any IPv4 address

ip:
mask:
user@netcalc ~/calc $

ipv6_calculator

Calculate network info for IPv6 addresses in CIDR notation

ipv6:
pfx:
user@netcalc ~/calc $

vlsm_calculator

Variable Length Subnet Mask — assigns optimal blocks for each network segment

net:
pfx:
// Subnets required
name:
hosts:
name:
hosts:
name:
hosts:
user@netcalc ~/calc $

usable_ip_range

Shows the exact usable host range for a given network

ip:
mask:
user@netcalc ~/calc $

binary_ip_calc

Convert IP addresses to binary and vice versa, with per-octet visualization

dec:
bin:
user@netcalc ~/network $

cidr_converter

Convert between CIDR, decimal mask and wildcard. Includes full /1–/32 reference table.

in:
📋 CIDR Reference Table
CIDRSubnet MaskWildcardHosts/24 subnetsBlock
user@netcalc ~/network $

wildcard_mask_calc

Calculate the wildcard (inverse) mask for Cisco ACLs, OSPF and firewall rules

mask:
user@netcalc ~/network $

supernet_calculator

Find the minimum supernet containing all specified networks (route summarization)

nets:
user@netcalc ~/network $

subnet_splitter

Split a network into equal subnets by specifying a new prefix

net:
mask:
new:
user@netcalc ~/network $

range_to_cidr

Convert an IP range (start–end) to the minimum set of CIDR blocks

start:
end:
user@netcalc ~/network $

ip_to_integer

Convert IPv4/IPv6 addresses to integer and vice versa

ip:
int:
user@netcalc ~/network $

ipv6_normalize

Expand and compress IPv6 addresses — normalize any valid format

ipv6:
user@netcalc ~/network $

hex_ip_converter

Convert between hexadecimal and IP address — useful for Windows route tables and Cisco logs

ip:
0x:
user@netcalc ~/network $

vlan_calculator

802.1Q VLAN info: tag encoding, PCP, DEI, VID, range and compatibility

vlan:
pcp:
dei:
user@netcalc ~/dns $

reverse_dns_generator

Generate the PTR in-addr.arpa zone for an IPv4 network

net:
pfx:
dom:
user@netcalc ~/dns $

ipv6_ptr_generator

Generate the PTR ip6.arpa record for an IPv6 address

ipv6:
host:
user@netcalc ~/dns $

ip_geolocation

Locate a public IP or resolve a domain and geolocate its public address

Domains are resolved through DNS first; geolocation is based on the resulting public IP.
geo:
user@netcalc ~/dns $

ip_address_planner

Interactive IP address space planner — click cells to edit, export to CSV

📋 IP Address Plan
#NameNetworkMask/CIDRGatewayVLANLocationNotes
user@netcalc ~/legal $

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GeoIP

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Quick MTU and encapsulation matrix

Values are engineering references starting from a 1500-byte IP MTU. Real implementations may add options or extra layers: always confirm the actual stack and validate the path with PMTUD.

Open MTU/MSS calculator · Read tunnel MTU guide

Typical overhead

EncapsulationOverhead (bytes)Inner MTU from 1500Notes
Ethernet L301500Common IP MTU baseline
PPPoE81492PPPoE + PPP header
GRE / IPv424 minimum147620-byte outer IPv4 + 4-byte basic GRE
WireGuard / IPv4601440IPv4 + UDP + WireGuard overhead
WireGuard / IPv6801420IPv6 + UDP + WireGuard overhead
IPsec ESPvariable—Depends on mode, cipher, authentication, padding and NAT-T

Useful formulas

inner_mtu = underlay_mtu - encapsulation_overhead
tcp_mss_ipv4 ≈ inner_mtu - 40
tcp_mss_ipv6 ≈ inner_mtu - 60

MSS clamping only affects TCP. UDP, QUIC and other protocols still depend on a correct path MTU and on required ICMP messages not being blocked.

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