A 30-LAN generate request already fits in 172.20.0.0/16, but trees
with depth/branching that multiply past 256 (e.g. depth=6,
branching=4 ≈ 5k LANs) hit AllocatorExhausted before the first
write.
SubnetAllocator now accepts a full CIDR base ("172.16.0.0/12" →
4096 /24s) in addition to the legacy two-octet shorthand ("172.20",
auto-lifted to /16). The parent must be ≤/24; a /24 base yields
exactly one slot. Iteration order is preserved for /16 bases so
existing topologies keep their third-octet sweep; /12 adds a
second-octet dimension underneath.
Defaults bumped to 172.16.0.0/12: TopologyConfig.subnet_base_prefix,
/next-subnet query param, and the mutator's add-LAN fallback. The
field pattern widens to accept CIDR. create-blank and manual LAN
CRUD still use "10.0" (lifts to /16) — one DMZ LAN per topology,
256 is plenty.
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