October 2019
Beginner
426 pages
10h 44m
English
Subnetting represents a logical division of one large network into multiple smaller networks. In subnetting, a subnet mask plays an important role in identifying the network and determining the size of the network. Additionally, subnetting enables you to identify the network address, host addresses, and broadcast address of a given network. By definition, a subnet mask is a 32-bit address used in combination with an IPv4 address to indicate a network and its hosts.
The default subnet masks, otherwise known as classful networks, for each class of IPv4 addresses are shown:
|
IPv4 Class |
Default subnet mask |
|
A |
255.0.0.0 |
|
B |
255.255.0.0 |
|
C |
255.255.255.0 |
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