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Chapter 5, Problem 2HA4

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Solution for Class B network:

Number of subnets requiredNumber of bits to borrow for the subnet fieldMaximum number of host per subnet.Subnet mask in binary and decimal representation
538910

Binary:

11111111.11111111.11100000.00000000

Decimal:

255.255.224.0

838190

Binary:

11111111.11111111.11100000.00000000

Decimal:

255.255.224.0

3561022

Binary:

11111111.11111111.11111100.00000000

Decimal:

255.255.252.0

2008254

Binary:

11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000

Decimal:

255.255.255.0

4009126

Binary:

11111111.11111111.11111111.10000000

Decimal:

255.255.255.128

Explanation:

For 5 numbers of subnets:

  • For Class B network, the byte allocation is network.network.host.host.
  • First byte range for class B network is 128-191...

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