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Discussion Forum : Subnetting - Subnetting (Q.No. 6)
6.
You have a network that needs 29 subnets while maximizing the number of host addresses available on each subnet. How many bits must you borrow from the host field to provide the correct subnet mask?
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Answer: Option
Explanation:
A 240 mask is 4 subnet bits and provides 16 subnets, each with 14 hosts. We need more subnets, so let's add subnet bits. One more subnet bit would be a 248 mask. This provides 5 subnet bits (32 subnets) with 3 host bits (6 hosts per subnet). This is the best answer.
Discussion:
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Prasad said:   3 years ago
I am confused with this.

Please explain it to understand.
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Rajeev said:   4 years ago
Class full IP before 29 is 24, So that you have to borrow 5 more bits as on from the host side.

Is it true?
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Jacques nikombabona said:   7 years ago
Well-explained. Thanks all.

Szi said:   8 years ago
How does this maximize hosts per subnet? The question must include starting address of the network.

If I borrow more bits, I can get more hosts per subnet than 4096.

Chayan dutta said:   8 years ago
Subnet should be 255.255.255.224.

Mahomed said:   8 years ago
255.255.255.0
8 .16. 24. 32

correct :1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128.

Manikandan said:   8 years ago
255.255.255.0
8 .16. 24. 32

If I have maximum 29 but (24+5)29 so maximum subnet.
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Chaithanya katari said:   8 years ago
2 16 24 32 this is the octet order.

29 means 24+5=29 so 5 bits we need to borrow.

Vick said:   8 years ago
But we start counting from 128 which equals to 1bit. So 2nd is 64 and third becomes 32.

How can we reverse the side?

Sechonge said:   9 years ago
Yes, it is simple you know why?

Take 2 power n =29, then apply log.
nlog2 = log29, divide by log2 both you get,
n = log29/log 2.
n = 4.8 as we know that 4.8 the same as 5.
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