Subnetting BEST Method Example 2
10.128.192.0/18
Requirement = 30 Subnets (Max Hosts)
Total Number of Subnets = 2^n (network bits) (count bits from Left to Right)
= 2^5
= 32 Total Subnets
New Mask = /18+/5 = /23
New IP Address = 10.128.192.0/23
Host bits
/32 - /23 = 9 Hosts bits
How many Hosts/Subnet = 2^n -2 (host bits) (count bits from Right to Left)
= 2^9 - 2
= 512-2
= 510 Hosts/Subnet
10.128.192.0/23 (First NID)
10.128.192.255/23 (255 Hosts) + 10.128.193.255/23 (255 Hosts)
10.128.194.0/23 (Second NID)
10.128.196.0/23 (Third NID)
10.128.196.0/23 (Fourth NID)
. .
10.128.254.0 (Last NID)
10.128.254.255 (Last BID)
10.128.255.255
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