Subnet Excercises

Note: You need to thoroughly understand the structure of Class A’s, B’s, and C’s
network address in order to handle the following questions. Good lucks. I do not
have answer keys to these questions. You are welcome to ask me to check your
answers.

1. Given the subnet mask, 255.255.255.0, and an IP address 66.68.100.1,

a. How many bits are used for subnet ID? Why?
b. How many IP addresses are lost due to the subnetting?
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2. In dealing with a network configuration problem. An IT manager found that the

following information on a station: IP address was 225.101.10.97 and the subnet
mask was 255.255.255.224. What might be the problem?
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3. In dealing with a network configuration problem. An IT manager found that the

following information on a station: IP address was 199.101.10.32 and the subnet
mask was 255.255.255.192. Assume the network ID is correct. What might be
the problem?
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4. For a particular Class C subnet, if the subnet ID is 0100, answer the following
questions:
a. Define the subnet mask.
b. Does 212.34.23.129 belong to this subnet?
c. How many subnets can the organization have?
d. How many IP addresses are available in each segment?
e. How many IP addresses are lost due to subnetting (in terms of the whole
organizations)?

5. For a particular Class B subnet, if the subnet ID is 001000:

a. How many bits are used for subnet ID?
b. Define the subnet mask.
c. Does 144.33.48.254 belong to this subnet?
d. How many subnets can the organization have?
e. How many IP addresses are available in each segment?
f. How many IP addresses are lost due to subnetting (in terms of the whole
organizations)?

7. Divide the IP network address, 195.25.2.0, so that it is capable of supporting at

least 9 network segments.
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8. Divide the IP network address, 140.25.0.0, so that it is capable of supporting 254
network segments.
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9. Divide the IP network address, 140.25.0.0, so that it is capable of supporting 128
network segments.
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10. Divide IP network address, 25.25.0.0, so that it is capable of supporting 65,354
network segments.
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11. Create subnets for IP network address, 222.22.22.0, so that one segment can
support at least 56 attachments and 5 segments at least 12 attachments each. You
also need to define the subnet mask for each segment.
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12. Create subnets for IP network address, 200.10.10.0, so that one segment can
support at least 48 attachments and 3 segments at least 30 attachments each. You
also need to define the subnet mask for each segment.
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Q&A
1.
Which criteria identifies a Class B address?
a decimal number in first octet from 1 to 127
a decimal number in first octet from 127 to 191
a decimal number in first octet from 128 to 192
a decimal number in first octet from 128 to 191
a decimal number in first octet from 192 to 223

2.
How many usable hosts are available given a Class C IP address with the default subnet
mask?
254
255
256
510
511
512
3.
Which subnet mask would be assigned to the network address of 192.168.32.0 to provide
254 useable host addresses per subnetwork?
255.255.0.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.254.0
255.255.248.0
4.
What is the network broadcast address for a Class C address of 192.168.32.0 with the
default subnet mask?
192.168.0.0
192.168.0.255
192.168.32.0
192.168.32.254
192.168.32.255

5.
The network 128.128.32.0 has 1022 useable hosts. What is the subnet mask for this
network?
255.255.250.0
255.255.251.0
255.255.252.0
255.255.254.0
255.255.255.0

6.
Given a host with the IP address 172.32.65.13 and a default subnet mask, to which
network does the host belong?
172.32.65.0
172.32.65.32
172.32.0.0
172.32.32.0

7.
A small company has a class C network license and needs to create five usable subnets,
each subnet capable of accommodating at least 20 hosts. Which of the following is the
appropriate subnet mask?
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.192
255.255.255.224
255.255.255.240

8.
How many bits are available for Class B host IP addresses using the default subnet mask?
1
4
 8
14
16
24

9.
How many usable subnets are created by applying the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 to a
Class B network?
256
255
254
512
511
510

10.
How many usable class C subnetworks are created with a subnet mask of
255.255.255.224?
1
2
3
4
5
6

11.
Company XYZ uses a network address of 192.168.4.0. It uses the mask of
255.255.255.224 to create subnets. What is the maximum number of usable hosts in each
subnet?
6
14
30
62

12.
Which are the network and broadcast addresses when given an IP host address of
198.101.6.55/28? (Choose two.)
198.101.6.0
198.101.6.32
198.101.6.48
198.101.6.57
198.101.6.63
198.101.6.255