CONG.

PABLO MALASARTE
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Cabad, Balilihan, Bohol

SECOND GRADING
Activity No. 2.5
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Activity Title: Subnet Mask

Learning Target: To describe subnet mask and understand the use of Ipconfig
References:
(Author, Title, Pages)
CHS Module page 102-103

CONCEPT NOTES:
Subnet Mask
The subnet mask indicates the network portion of an IP address. Like the IP address, the subnet
mask is a dotted-decimal number. Usually all hosts within a LAN use the same subnet mask. Below shows
default subnet masks for usable IP addresses that are mapped to the first three classes of IP addresses:
 255.0.0.0: Class A, which indicates that the first octet of the IP address is the network portion
 255.255.0.0: Class B, which indicates that the first two octets of the IP address are the network
portion
 255.255.255.0: Class C, which indicates that the first three octets of the IP address are the network
portion

Class D addresses are used for multicast groups. There is no need to allocate octet or bits to
separate network and host addresses. Class E addresses are reserved for research use only.

IPConfig

Ipconfig is a command used to find out the IP address of a certain network you are connected to.

How to use the ipconfig command?

1) Click on Start Button, then type cmd (command prompt) on the search box.
2) A black screen will appear as shown in the figure below.
3) Type ipconfig and press enter. The figure below shows the IP configuration window using the
ipconfig command. The information from this window will be useful because it shows the IP
address, subnet mask and default gateway of a network you are connected to.
4) Type exit.

EXERCISE:
1. What are the 5 classes of IP address?
2. Follow the IPConfig command and answer the following:
a. Link local IPv6
b. Subnet Mask
c. Default Gateway