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Subnetting in 5 Minute

This document provides instructions for subnetting networks using three key tables and a subnetting formula. It explains that to subnet a network into a given number of subnets, you need to determine how many bits to borrow from the next octet by finding the power of 2 that is greater than the number of required subnets. This will give you the subnet mask and subnet range. Two examples are provided to illustrate how to subnet the networks 130.150.16.0/16 into 5 subnets and 140.120.10.0/16 into 12 subnets using this method.

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Subnetting in 5 Minute

This document provides instructions for subnetting networks using three key tables and a subnetting formula. It explains that to subnet a network into a given number of subnets, you need to determine how many bits to borrow from the next octet by finding the power of 2 that is greater than the number of required subnets. This will give you the subnet mask and subnet range. Two examples are provided to illustrate how to subnet the networks 130.150.16.0/16 into 5 subnets and 140.120.10.0/16 into 12 subnets using this method.

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SUBNETTING IN 5 MINUTE

To learn subnetting, first learn the three below mentioned tables and the subnetting formula. Table No 1

OCTET
Number of Bit in an OCTET OCTET value

IIIIIIII
8 255

IIIIIIII
8 255 Table No 2 I 3 32 224 Table No 3 I 4 16 240 I 5 8 248

IIIIIIII
8 255

IIIIIIII
8 255

Bit Bit Count Bit Value Cumulative Bit value

I 1 128 128

I 2 64 192

I 6 4 252

I 7 2 254

I 8 1 255

20 = 1 Power of 2 25 = 32

21 = 2 26 = 64

22 = 4 27 = 128

23 = 8 28 = 256

24 = 16 29 = 512

Subnetting Formula 2 =Total number of Subnet / Host 255 = Network Bit


n

2 2 = Total number of usable Subnet / Host 0 = Host Bit

We can write the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 as /24. We can write the number (count) of network bit after /. For example: - /28 means 255.255.255.240 and 255.255.255.192 means /26 (8+8+8+2). Now IP subnet-zero command is common and it change the formula 2n 2 with 2n. *bit means 0 or 1,Octet means 8 bit If you learned these tables, you learned subnetting. After learning these tables, if anyone asking you to do subnetting, you can do with in one or two minute. How? Have a look. If anybody is asking you to make 5 subnet of IP 130.150.16.0 and the mask is 255.255.0.0 (/16), how we will do. He is asking for 5 subnets only. So first we need to find out the number of bits need to be borrowed from the next octet. n n 3 That means 2 > 5 (2 2 > 5). That means n = 3 (check Table No 3. 6 (8-2) is greater than 5 and it is 2 . So n is 3). So

with the borrowed 3 bits, we can create 8 subnet (23 = 8).


Now go to Table No 2. The 3rd bits value is 32 and its cumulative value is 224. So the new subnet mask is 225.255.224.0 or /19 (16+3) and the IP range of each subnet is 32. So the subnets are 0-31, 32-63, 64-95, 96-127, 128-159, 160-191, 192-223, 224-255. How simple. Another example: - IP 140.120.10.0 and mask is 255.255.0.0. You need to create 12 subnets.
n n 4 2 > 12 (2 2 >12) = 4. 2 = 16 which is greater than 12. So the bit value of 4 is 16 and the cumulative value is 240. So New mask is 255.255.240.0 or /20 and the IP range of each subnet is 16. Note: - To remember the Class range of IP, remember table no 2. Because Class A is 0-127 and B is 128-191 and C is 192-223. And look at the cumulative value of Bit. It is 128, 192, 224 Means Class A is from zero to 1 less than Cumulative Value of 1st bit and Class B is from Cumulative value of 1st bit to one less than Cumulative value of 2nd bit-1 so on.

Rajakrishnan R.G.

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