Appendix C: Answers for Additional Exercises

Chapter 1

  • Various answers are possible. Drawings similar to Figure 1-3 with multiple computers are possible.
  • Various answers are possible. Drawings similar to Figures 1-1 and 1-2 are common.
  • One possible location at www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1918.txt. The address ranges are as follows:
    • 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255 (10/8 prefix)
    • 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255 (172.16/12 prefix)
    • 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)
  • One possible location is http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/. Some standards are 802.3bc-2009, 802.11n, and 802.15.4. Other standards are also defined, but many are no longer active.

Chapter 2

  • Answers will vary. The most common type is twisted pair.
  • Answers will vary. Networks ...

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