The bits in the mask identify both hosts and subnets. The more hosts, the fewer subnets; the more subnets, the fewer hosts can be individually addressed. These bits become a tradeoff based on the ...

The following summarizes how networks, subnetworks and hosts are identified in the TCP/IP protocol. An IP address is first divided between networks and hosts. The host bits are further divided between ...

I did a search and found tons of information on subnetting, but I need some help. I was wondering if you can lend a hand.<P>I have 4 Excel Sheets with different types of problems, I'll list a few so ...

In the last two articles, we talked about IPv4 basics (Part IV) (Part V). We introduced the concept of folding a sheet of paper to understand subnetting. Each fold of the paper is a bit borrowed from ...

Subnet Mask divides the IP address into two segments and informs the computer which part is the network bit and which one is the host bit. For example, if there is an IP address: 192.168.0.1, it will ...