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Understanding IP Addressing

Understanding IP Addressing – Practice Exercises

1. Classful IP Addressing

1. Complete the following table which provides practice in converting a number from binary
notation to decimal format.

2. Complete the following table which provides practice in converting a number from decimal
notation to binary format.

3. Express [Link] in binary format and identify the address class:

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4. Express [Link] in binary format and identify the address class:
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5. Express [Link] in binary format and identify the address class:
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2. Subnetting

Subnetting Exercise #1

Assume that you have been assigned the [Link]/16 network block. You need to establish eight
subnets
1. __________ binary digits are required to define eight subnets.

2. Specify the extended-network-prefix that allows the creation of 8 subnets.

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3. Express the subnets in binary format and dotted decimal notation:

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#0 ________________________________________________________________
#1 ________________________________________________________________
#2 ________________________________________________________________
#3 ________________________________________________________________
#4 ________________________________________________________________
#5 ________________________________________________________________
#6 ________________________________________________________________
#7 ________________________________________________________________
4. List the range of host addresses that can be assigned to Subnet #3 ([Link]/19).
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5. What is the broadcast address for Subnet #3 ([Link]/19).
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Subnetting Exercise #2

1. Assume that you have been assigned the [Link]/24 network block. Define an extended-
network-prefix that allows the creation of 20 hosts on each subnet.
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2. What is the maximum number of hosts that can be assigned to each subnet?
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3. What is the maximum number of subnets that can be defined?
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4. Specify the subnets of [Link]/24 in binary format and dotted decimal notation.
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5. List range of host addresses that can be assigned to Subnet #6 ([Link]/27)
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6. What is the broadcast address for subnet [Link]/27?
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3. VLSM

Given
An organization has been assigned the network number [Link]/16 and it plans to deploy
VLSM.

To arrive at this design, the first step of the subnetting process divides the base network address
into 8 equal-sized address blocks. Then Subnet #1 is divided it into 32 equal-sized address blocks
and Subnet #6 is divided into 16 equal-sized address blocks. Finally, Subnet #6-14 is divided into
8 equal-sized address blocks.

1. Specify the eight subnets of [Link]/16:

#0 ________________________________________________________________
#1 ________________________________________________________________
#2 ________________________________________________________________
#3 ________________________________________________________________
#4 ________________________________________________________________
#5 ________________________________________________________________
#6 ________________________________________________________________
#7 ________________________________________________________________
2. List the host addresses that can be assigned to Subnet #3 ([Link]):
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3. Identify the broadcast address for Subnet #3 ([Link]):
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4. Specify the 16 subnets of Subnet #6 ([Link]/19):
#6-0_______________________________________________________________
#6-1_______________________________________________________________
#6-2_______________________________________________________________
#6-3_______________________________________________________________
#6-4_______________________________________________________________
#6-5_______________________________________________________________
#6-6_______________________________________________________________
#6-7_______________________________________________________________
#6-8_______________________________________________________________
#6-9_______________________________________________________________
#6-10______________________________________________________________
#6-11______________________________________________________________
#6-12______________________________________________________________
#6-13______________________________________________________________
#6-14______________________________________________________________
#6-15______________________________________________________________
5. List the host addresses that can be assigned to Subnet #6-3 ([Link]/23):
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6. Identify the broadcast address for Subnet #6-3 ([Link]/23):
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7. Specify the eight subnets of Subnet #6-14 ([Link]/23):
#6-14-0 ____________________________________________________________
#6-14-1 ____________________________________________________________
#6-14-2 ____________________________________________________________
#6-14-3 ____________________________________________________________
#6-14-4 ____________________________________________________________
#6-14-5 ____________________________________________________________
#6-14-6 ____________________________________________________________
#6-14-7 ____________________________________________________________
8. List the host addresses that can be assigned to Subnet #6-14-2 ([Link]/26):
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9. Identify the broadcast address for Subnet #6-14-2 ([Link]/26):
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4. CIDR

1. List the individual /24 networks defined by the CIDR block [Link]/21.
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2. List the individual /16 networks defined by the CIDR block 195.24/13.
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3. Aggregate the following set of (4) IP /24 network addresses to the highest degree possible.
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24

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4. Aggregate the following set of (4) IP /24 network addresses to the highest degree possible.
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24

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5. Aggregate the following set of (64) IP /24 network addresses to the highest degree possible.
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
:
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
[Link]/24
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[Link]/24
[Link]/24

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6. How would you express the entire Class A address space as a single CIDR advertisement?

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7. How would you express the entire Class B address space as a single CIDR advertisement?

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8. How would you express the entire Class C address space as a single CIDR advertisement?

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