Access home network add subnet section (#396)

* Update access-home-network.mdx

Create a rough draft for finding subnet

* clean up spacing, change section wording
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## Identify Your Local Subnet
Use the steps below to quickly identify your local subnet for use as a Network Resource.
### Windows
1. Open **Command Prompt**.
2. Run:
```bash
ipconfig
```
3. Look for your active network adapter.
4. Note the values for:
- `IPv4 Address`
- `Subnet Mask`
Example:
```
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
```
The subnet is `192.168.1.0/24`.
### Linux
1. Open **Terminal**.
2. Run:
```bash
ip -c a
```
or
```bash
ip route
```
3. Identify the active interface (e.g., `eth0`, `wlan0`) and note the IP with CIDR suffix:
Example:
```
inet 192.168.1.10/24
```
The subnet is `192.168.1.0/24`.
### macOS
1. Open **Terminal**.
2. Run:
```bash
ifconfig
```
3. Locate the active interface (`en0`, `en1`, etc.).
4. Look for:
- `inet` (IP address)
- `netmask` (in hex)
Example:
```
inet 192.168.1.10 netmask 0xffffff00
```
Hex `0xffffff00` = `255.255.255.0`, which is `/24`.
The subnet is `192.168.1.0/24`.
## Define Your LAN as a Network Resource
1. Click **Add Resource**.
2. Enter a name like "Home Subnet" and the CIDR of your home network into the Address field (e.g., 192.168.1.0/24).
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2. A successful ping response confirms that your routing peer is correctly routing traffic to resources in your home network.
Thats it! Youve successfully mapped your entire home LAN into a NetBird Network. Any peer included in your access policy
can now securely access resources in your home subnet via your designated routing peer, without the need to open router ports or install software on every device.
can now securely access resources in your home subnet via your designated routing peer, without the need to open router ports or install software on every device.