Perform a logical AND with the binary form of the IP Address and Subnet Mask.
0 AND 0 = 0
1 AND 0 = 0
0 AND 1 = 0
1 AND 1 = 1
Class A address range and # of hosts
1 - 127 with 16,777,214 hosts - large corporations and governments
Default Subnet Mask = 255.0.0.0
Class B address range and # of hosts
128 - 191 with 65,534 hosts - medium to large networks
Default Subnet Mask = 255.255.0.0
Class C address range and # of hosts
192 - 223 with 254 hosts - small networks
Default Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0
Class D address range and # of hosts
224 - 239 - can't be assigned to host - used for mutlicasting (video conferencing and streaming)
Class E address range and use
240 - 255 - Reserved for experimental use and cant be used for address assignment
If all host bits are Binary 1s
Broadcast Address
If all host bits are Binary 0s
This is the Network address
What is 127.0.0.0 used for
Loopback Address- used for testing the TCP/IP functions on a local computer
localhost IP address
127.0.0.1
Class A private network address
Begin with 10 (one Class A network address)
Class B Private Network Address range
Addresses from172.16 - 172.31 (16 Class B network addresses)
Class C Private Network Address Range
Addresses from 192.168.0 to 192.168.255 (256 Class C network addresses)
Type of address received when no DHCP is available
Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) assigned in the range 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255 with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 (this is a link-local address and aren't forwarded by routers
Calculation for number of hosts on a network
2^n - 2. n=# of bits in the Host ID
What does the number in CIDR notation represent i.e. 172.31.210.10/24
It is the number of "1" bits in the network ID.
A network address has 32 bits so CIDR /24 would leave 8 bits for the Host ID
Broadcast Domain
All devices that share the same Network ID in their IP Address
Subnetting creates how many networks out of a single network?
Makes 256 smaller networks with a maximum of 2^8-2, or 254 devices per subnet.
Why do we need subnets?
To make the broadcast Domain more manageable. Thousands of computers on a single network would create too many broadcast packets. Subnetting also conserves IP addresses. You can assign a company specifically the number of Public IP addresses it needs vs standard class C address and wasting possible host addresses.