Subnetting Practice

CSC-263 · Semester IV · Computer Networks

intermediate30 minAvailable

Subnetting Practice

Randomised CIDR problems — work the answers, then check

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Given 73.177.45.5/28, find the network address, broadcast, usable host count and usable range.

Network address

Broadcast

Usable hosts

Usable range

Lab brief

Objective

Divide an address block into subnets, compute network and broadcast addresses, and validate your answers instantly.

Theory & concepts

Subnetting borrows host bits to create multiple logical networks from one block. Each subnet has its own network address (host bits zero), a broadcast address (host bits one), and a range of usable host addresses in between. The number of usable hosts in a subnet is 2^hostBits - 2.

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Subnetting workflow

Prerequisites

Lesson: IP addressing and subnetting

Instructions

1Read the problem: an address block and the number of subnets required.
2Compute the new prefix length and subnet size.
3List each subnet's network, first host, last host and broadcast address.
4Submit and compare with the reference answer, then review any mistakes.

Tasks

Two-subnet problem
Split 192.168.10.0/24 into 2 equal subnets.
Four-subnet problem
Split 172.16.0.0/16 into 4 equal subnets.
Point-to-point
Allocate a /30 for a router link inside 10.0.0.0/24.

Self-check

Network, first host, last host and broadcast are all correct.
The student explains the borrowed-bit reasoning.
Errors in earlier problems are corrected in later ones.

Environment

generated problemsinstant feedbackworked solutions