IP Addressing and Subnetting INC IPV6

Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

[e-mail]

Copyright

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Preface

Editor’s Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Addressing and Subnetting Basics

IP Address Basics

Classful Addressing–Structure and Size of Each Type

What Is a Network?

Class A

Class B

Class C

Address Assignments

Multihomed Devices

Multinetting—Multiple Addresses per Interface

Examples

Purpose of Subnetting

The Basic Fixed-Length Mask

What the Mask Does

Components of a Mask

Binary Determination of Mask Values

Decimal Equivalent Mask Values

Creating Masks for Various Networking Problems

Addresses and Mask Interaction

Reserved and Restricted Addresses

Determining the Range of Addresses within Subnets

Determining Subnet Addresses Given a Single Address ...