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
/2711111111111111111111111111100000network bitshost bits

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

/27
H =
2.Easy
/2611111111111111111111111111000000network bitshost bits

How many usable host addresses H are there in an IPv4 subnet with prefix /26?

/26
H =
3.Medium
/24 → /2611111111111111111111111111000000network bitshost bits

The network 192.168.122.0/24 is divided into /26 subnets, numbered 1, 2, 3, … from the lowest address (subnet 1 starts at .0). What is the fourth octet x of the broadcast address of subnet 4?

192.168.122.0/24/26subnet 4 (subnet 1 starts at .0)
x =
4.Medium
/24 → /2711111111111111111111111111100000network bitshost bits

The network 192.168.10.0/24 must be divided into at least 8 equal subnets. If you borrow as few bits as possible, how many usable hosts H does each subnet have?

192.168.10.0/248 subnets
H =
5.Hard

The network 192.168.138.0/24 is split with VLSM for these LANs: A: 3 hosts, B: 29 hosts, C: 99 hosts, D: 18 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: 3B: 29C: 99D: 18
x =
6.Hard
third octet 146 … 149112806403211608041201commonvaries

A router has routes to these networks: 10.242.146.0/24, 10.242.147.0/24, 10.242.148.0/24, 10.242.149.0/24. What is the longest prefix length p of a single summary route that covers all of them?

10.242.146.0/24 … 10.242.149.0/24
p =

Answer key

  1. 1. H = 30
  2. 2. H = 62
  3. 3. x = 255
  4. 4. H = 30
  5. 5. x = 160
  6. 6. p = 21

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