Working With Subnet Masks and Subnets

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Working with Subnet Masks and Subnets


You have a network address of 192.168.5.0/24
Using the requirements at the top of the table, complete the table by determining the
number of bits required for the subnet ID, the number of bits left for the host ID and
subnet ID, the network prefix version of the subnet mask, and then the dotted-decimal
version of the subnet mask.

Example: Requirement = 6 subnets


Number of bits required for subnet ID (answer: 3)
Number of bits left for host ID (answer: 5)
Network prefix version of subnet mask (answer: /27)
Dotted-decimal version of subnet mask (answer: 255.255.255.224)

Example: Requirement = 9 subnets


Number of bits required for subnet ID (answer: 4)
Number of bits left for host ID (answer: 4)
Network prefix version of subnet mask (answer: /28)
Dotted-decimal version of subnet mask (answer: 255.255.255.240)

Example: Requirement = 16 subnets


Number of bits required for subnet ID (answer: 4)
Number of bits left for host ID (answer: 4)
Network prefix version of subnet mask (answer: /28)
Dotted-decimal version of subnet mask (answer: 255.255.255.240)

Example: Requirement = 2 subnets


Number of bits required for subnet ID (answer: 1)
Number of bits left for host ID (answer: 7)
Network prefix version of subnet mask (answer: /25)
Dotted-decimal version of subnet mask (answer: 255.255.255.128)

Example: Requirement = 32 subnets


Number of bits required for subnet ID (answer: 5)
Number of bits left for host ID (answer: 3)
Network prefix version of subnet mask (answer: /29)
Dotted-decimal version of subnet mask (answer: 255.255.255.248)

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