Day 28. IPv4 Addressing

CCNA 200-301 Exam Topics

  • Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting

  • Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing

Key Topics

Today we focus on reviewing the structure of an IPv4 address, the classes, and private and public IPv4 addresses. Then we turn our focus to IPv4 subnetting.

By now, you should be able to subnet quickly. For example, you should be able to quickly answer a question such as the following: If you are given a /16 network, what subnet mask would you use to maximize the total number of subnets while still providing enough addresses for the largest subnet with 500 hosts? The answer is 255.255.254.0, or /23. This gives you 128 subnets with 510 usable hosts per subnet. You should be able to ...

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