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Discussion Forum : Subnetting - Subnetting (Q.No. 4)
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What is the maximum number of IP addresses that can be assigned to hosts on a local subnet that uses the 255.255.255.224 subnet mask?
14
15
16
30
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A /27 (255.255.255.224) is 3 bits on and 5 bits off. This provides 8 subnets, each with 30 hosts. Does it matter if this mask is used with a Class A, B, or C network address? Not at all. The number of host bits would never change.
Discussion:
23 comments Page 2 of 3.

Nishu Kumar said:   8 years ago
(1)255.255.255.224
128+64+32=224.

2^3 =8, 2^5-2= 32 -2 =30
(2) formula;

Block size = 256 - Actual subnet mask,
=256 -224,
= 32.

Tara said:   8 years ago
@Seonti.

Here the question is 255.255.255.224.

Convert to binary it is 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100000.
Count nos of 1 ...it is 27.

Bijay KC said:   8 years ago
Thank you @Nikhil.

Ankit Chaturvedi said:   8 years ago
Total host= 2^( use off bits) - 2.

Nikita said:   6 years ago
Thank you all for explaining it.
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Melin said:   6 years ago
Thanks for the explanation.
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Neha said:   5 years ago
Thanks all.
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Jayden said:   4 years ago
255.255.255.224 convert to binary:

11111111.11111111.11111111.11100000 = /27 bits, 5 bits left for hosts,
subnet-mask has 32, therefore 32 - 27 = 5,
2^5 - 2 = 32 - 2 = 30.
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Aditya said:   4 years ago
The default subnet mask of class C address we have to remember 255.255.
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Aditya said:   4 years ago
255.255.255.0 default class C subnet mask.
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