AND
MORE FUN WITH SUBNET
MASKS
Clarke Green and Bob Stremel
June 2002
Why Use Subnets?
128 + 64 + 32 = 224
Mask = 255.255.255.224
The subnets:
000| (not available - network)
001| (1st available)
010| (2nd available)
011| (3rd available)
100| (4th available)
203.15.82.__
H = 11001011.00001111.01010010.00100001
M = 11111111.11111111.11111111.11100000
S = 11001011.00001111.01010010.00100000
H = Host M = Subnet Mask
S = Subnet address
Verify subnet address –
convert to ‘dotted decimal’
S = 11001011.00001111.01010010.00100000
S = 203.15.82.32