IP Addressing & Subnetting :: Answers of Problem 1

The network address of an organization is 192.168.10.0. The organization has total 14 departments and on each department it need 14 workstations for the employees of those departments. To fulfill these requirements find out the following things:

Note: The summary of the above scenario is the followings:

• Network Address: 192.168.10.0
• Total number of needed usable subnets: 14
• Total number of needed usable host: 14

[a]    Class of the IP address

Ans: Class C

[b]    Default subnet mask of the IP address

Ans: 255.255.255.0

[c]    Custom subnet mask of the IP address

Ans: 255.255.255.240

[d]    Total number of subnets of the IP address

Ans: 16

[e]    Total number of host of the IP address

Ans: 16

[f]    Total number of usable subnets of the IP address

Ans: 14

[g]    Total number of usable host of the IP address

Ans: 14

[h]    No of bits borrowed for the needed subnets

Ans: 4