Computer Science - Networking - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Networking - Section 3 (Q.No. 8)
8.
You have a network ID of 134.57.0.0 and you need to divide it into multiple subnets in which at least 600 host IDs for each subnet are available. You desire to have the largest amount of subnets available. Which subnet mask should you assign?
255.255.224.0
255.255.240.0
255.255.248.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.255
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Nikkey said:   8 years ago
The correct answer is option C.

Iglooroy said:   8 years ago
The answer will be 255.255.252.0.

Shubhangi kharche said:   7 years ago
Yes, the correct answer is 255.255.252.0 as minimum 10 bits are required in host ID part to have at least 600 hosts.

(2^10-2=1022, 2^9 -2 =512 (does not satisfy 600 hosts).

6 bits in network ID makes a mask of 252 in third octet of class B.


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