Computer Networks20805 marksNumerical: Subnetting IP addressIPv4 Addressing & Sub-netting
Suppose you are given an IP address 172.16.0.0, perform subnetting and divide the given network into 2 subnets. Calculate total number of hosts that can be configured, range of the IP addresses.
Suppose you are given an IP address 172.16.0.0, perform subnetting and divide the given network into 2 subnets. Calculate total number of hosts that can be configured, range of the IP addresses. [5]
- IP address: 172.16.0.0 - Required number of subnets: 2 First octet = 172, which lies in the range 128 to 191, so this is a Class B address. - Default subnet mask = 255.255.0.0 (/16) - Network bits = 16, Host bits = 16 To get 2 subnets, use $2^n \ge 2$: $$2^1 = 2 \ge 2 \Rightarrow n = 1 \text{ b...