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
/2911111111111111111111111111111000network bitshost bits

How many usable host addresses H are there in an IPv4 subnet with prefix /29?

/29
H =
2.Easy
/2611111111111111111111111111000000network bitshost bits

An access list must match the network 192.168.1.0/26. Access lists use a wildcard mask, the inverse of the subnet mask. What is the fourth octet x of the wildcard mask?

/26
x =
3.Medium
/?11111111111111111111111000000000network bitshost bits

A department needs 396 host addresses in a single subnet. What is the longest prefix length p (smallest subnet) that is big enough?

396 hosts
p =
4.Medium
/24 → /2811111111111111111111111111110000network bitshost bits

The network 192.168.104.0/24 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 3?

192.168.104.0/24/28subnet 3 (subnet 1 starts at .0)
x =
5.Hard

The network 192.168.130.0/24 is split with VLSM for these LANs: A: 11 hosts, B: 47 hosts, C: 16 hosts, D: 86 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 C?

A: 11B: 47C: 16D: 86
x =
6.Hard
last octet = 171112806413201618041211networkhost

A host has the address 10.20.166.171/28. What is the fourth octet x of the last usable host address in its subnet?

10.20.166.171/28
x =

Answer key

  1. 1. H = 6
  2. 2. x = 63
  3. 3. p = 23
  4. 4. x = 32
  5. 5. x = 192
  6. 6. x = 174

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