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Subnetting (Part 2)

Subnetting (Part 2)

Question

45 hosts -> SW1->+--+<-SW3<-45 hosts |R1| 45 hosts -> SW2->+--+<-SW4<-45 hosts

Divide the 192.168.1.0/24 network into four subnets that can accommodate the number of hosts required.

The first subnet (Subnet 1) is 192.168.1.0/26 What are the remaining subnet

Hint: Find the broadcast address of Subnet 1. The next address is the network address of Subnet 2. Repeat the process for Subnets 3 and 4

Subnet 1

Subnet 1: 192.168.1.0/26 11000000.10101000.00000001.00000000 192 . 168 . 1 . 0 broadcast address: 11000000.10101000.00000001.00111111 192 . 168 . 1 . 63

192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.63

Subnet 2

Subnet 2: 192.168.1.64/26 11000000.10101000.00000001.01000000 192 . 168 . 1 . 64 11000000.10101000.00000001.01111111 192 . 168 . 1 . 127

192.168.1.63 to 192.168.1.127

Subnet 3

Subnet 3: 192.168.1.128/26 11000000.10101000.00000001.10000000 192 . 168 . 1 . 128 11000000.10101000.00000001.10111111 192 . 168 . 1 . 191

192.168.1.128 to 192.168.1.191

Subnet 4

Subnet 4: 192.168.1.192/26 11000000.10101000.00000001.11000000 192 . 168 . 1 . 192 11000000.10101000.00000001.11111111 192 . 168 . 1 . 255

192.168.1.192 to 192.168.1.255

Trick

By adding 64 the last bit of the network portion you can find the network address

Subnetting

11000000.10101000.00000001.00000000 192.168.255.0

11000000.10101000.11111111.10000000 192.168.255.0 Borrowing 1 bit = can make 2 subnets

Formulas

2^x = number of subnets (x=number of 'borrowed' bits)

2^n-2 = number of hosts (x=number of hosts bits)

Identify the subnet

What subnet does host 192.168.5.57/27 belong to?

11000000.10101000.00000101.00111001 192.168.5.57

The borrowed bits are 11000000.10101000.00000101.00111001

to find the network address we need to change the host bits by zero

11000000.10101000.00000101.00100000 192.168.5.32

What subnet does host 192.168.29.219/29 belong to?

11000000.10101000.00011101.11011011 192.168.29.219

to find the network address we need to change the host bits by zero 11000000.10101000.00011101.11011000 192.168.29.216

Subnets / hosts (class C)

Prefix Length Number of subnets Number of Hosts
/25 2 126
/26 4 62
/27 8 30
/28 16 14
/29 32 6
/30 64 2
/31 128 0 (2)
/32 156 0 (1)

Subenetting Class B

The process of subnetting Class A, Class B and Class C networks is : Exactly the same !

Example 1

You have been given the 172.16.0.0/16 network. You are asked to create 80 subnets for your company's various LANs, What prefix length should you use ?

172.16.0.0/16

10101100.00010000.00000000.00000000 172 . 16 . 0 . 0

We have to borrow 7 bits = 128 subnets

10101100.00010000.00000000.00000000 172 . 16 . 0 . 0

Example 2

You have been given the 172.22.0.0/16 network. You are asked to create 500 subnets for your company's various LANs, What prefix length should you use ?

172.22.0.0/16

10101100.00010000.00000000.00000000 172 . 22 . 0 . 0

We have to borrow 9 bits = 512 subnets = /25

10101100.00010000.00000000.00000000 172 . 22 . 0 . 0

Example 3

You have given the 172.18.0.0/16 network. Your company requires 250 subnets with the same number of hosts per subnet. What prefix length should you use

172.18.0.0

10101100.00010000.00000000.00000000 172 . 18 . 0 . 0

We have to borrow 8 bits = 256 subnets = /24

10101100.00010000.00000000.00000000 172 . 18 . 0 . 0

Subnets / hosts (class B)

Prefix Length Number of subnets Number of Hosts
/17 2 32766
/18 4 16382
/19 8 8190
/20 16 4094
/21 32 2044
/22 64 1022
/23 128 510
/24 256 254
/25 2 126
/26 4 62
/27 8 30
/28 16 14
/29 32 6
/30 64 2
/31 128 0 (2)
/32 156 0 (1)

Review

  • Subnetting practice questions (class C networks)
  • Subnetting Class B networks