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n How many subnets does a subnet mask produce? n Number of valid hosts per subne

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nHow many subnets does a subnet mask produce? nNumber of valid hosts per subnet? nWhat are the valid subnets? nWhat are the broadcast address of each subnet? nWhat are the valid hosts in a subnebt? A segment(transport layer manger) does not contain IP address. How does it know where to send it? Explain this from the Data Enscapulation point of view.

nHow many subnets does a subnet mask produce? nNumber of valid hosts per subnet? nWhat are the valid subnets? nWhat are the broadcast address of each subnet? nWhat are the valid hosts in a subnebt? A segment(transport layer manger) does not contain IP address. How does it know where to send it? Explain this from the Data Enscapulation point of view.

Explanation / Answer

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Address Class

Bits for Subnet Mask

Subnet Mask

Class A

11111111 00000000 00000000 00000000

255.0.0.0

Class B

11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000

255.255.0.0

Class C

11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000

255.255.255.0


Address Class

Bits for Subnet Mask

Subnet Mask

Class A

11111111 00000000 00000000 00000000

255.0.0.0

Class B

11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000

255.255.0.0

Class C

11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000

255.255.255.0