How many usable host addresses H are there in an IPv4 subnet with prefix /23?
IPv4 subnetting worksheet with answers
1.Easy
/23
H =
2.Easy
A subnet has the mask 255.255.255.240. What is its prefix length p?
255.255.255.240
p =
3.Medium
A department needs 1203 host addresses in a single subnet. What is the longest prefix length p (smallest subnet) that is big enough?
1203 hosts
p =
4.Medium
The network 192.168.92.0/24 is divided into /28 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 10?
192.168.92.0/24/28subnet 10 (subnet 1 starts at .0)
x =
5.Hard
A host has the address 172.20.168.26/19. What is the third octet x of its subnet's broadcast address?
172.20.168.26/19
x =
6.Hard
A host has the address 10.20.87.123/28. What is the fourth octet x of the last usable host address in its subnet?
10.20.87.123/28
x =
Answer key
- 1. H = 510
- 2. p = 28
- 3. p = 21
- 4. x = 144
- 5. x = 191
- 6. x = 126
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