IPv4 subnetting worksheet with answers

Free printable IPv4 subnetting worksheet: 6 problems from easy to exam level, with an answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF.

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1.Easy
255.255.248.011111111111111111111100000000000network bitshost bits

A subnet has the mask 255.255.248.0. What is its prefix length p?

255.255.248.0
p =
2.Easy
/2711111111111111111111111111100000network bitshost bits

How many usable host addresses H are there in an IPv4 subnet with prefix /27?

/27
H =
3.Medium
255.255.255.19211111111111111111111111111000000network bitshost bits

A subnet uses the mask 255.255.255.192. How many usable host addresses H does it have?

255.255.255.192
H =
4.Medium
/24 → /2911111111111111111111111111111000network bitshost bits

The network 192.168.213.0/24 is divided into /29 subnets, numbered 1, 2, 3, … from the lowest address (subnet 1 starts at .0). What is the fourth octet x of the network address of subnet 6?

192.168.213.0/24/29subnet 6 (subnet 1 starts at .0)
x =
5.Hard

The network 192.168.228.0/24 is split with VLSM for these LANs: A: 19 hosts, B: 126 hosts, C: 8 hosts, D: 54 hosts. Subnets are allocated from .0 upwards, the LAN with the most hosts first, each with the smallest subnet that fits. What is the fourth octet x of the network address of LAN D?

A: 19B: 126C: 8D: 54
x =
6.Hard

The network 192.168.126.0/24 is split with VLSM for these LANs: A: 4 hosts, B: 15 hosts, C: 72 hosts, D: 29 hosts. Subnets are allocated from .0 upwards, the LAN with the most hosts first, each with the smallest subnet that fits. What is the fourth octet x of the network address of LAN D?

A: 4B: 15C: 72D: 29
x =

Answer key

  1. 1. p = 21
  2. 2. H = 30
  3. 3. H = 62
  4. 4. x = 40
  5. 5. x = 128
  6. 6. x = 128

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