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Introduction to Networking ( Yarnfield ). Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM). Objectives. Define VLSM Describe the difference between classful subnetting Describe the advantages of VLSM Be able to perform VLSM operations on give IP addresses. Classful subnetting exercise.
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Introduction to Networking (Yarnfield) Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM)
Objectives • Define VLSM • Describe the difference between classfulsubnetting • Describe the advantages of VLSM • Be able to perform VLSM operations on give IP addresses
Classful subnetting exercise • 172.80.0.0 255.255.248.0 • Find • The first five subnet addresses • First host, last host and broadcast of each subnet • Default gateway • How many subnets can be made? • How many hosts per subnet?
VLSM defined • More than one subnet mask • Using classfulsubnetting wastes IP addresses • Why? 172.80.40.0 172.80.40.1 – 47.254 172.80.32.0 172.80.32.1 – 39.254 172.80.24.0 172.80.24.1 – 31.254 172.80.8.0 172.80.8.1 – 15.254 172.80.16.0 172.80.16.1 – 23.254
We need • An IP address to perform VLSM on • The number of hosts involved in each part of the network
We will... • Create a number of subnet masks that suit our needs more efficiently than a classfulsubnetting scheme could
Example using a Class C network address 192.168.1.0 60 hosts 120 hosts 30 hosts
Process • Find the segment with the largest number of hosts connected to it • Find an appropriate subnet mask for the largest segment • Write down the subnet addresses to fit the subnet mask • Take one of the newly created subnet addresses and apply a new subnet mask to it that is more appropriate • Write down the subnet addresses to fit the new subnet mask • Repeat from step 4 for smaller segments
Example continued • Find the segment with the largest number of hosts connected to it • In the example the largest segment has 120 hosts connected so we must start with this segment • To accomodate120 hosts we need to use 7 bits from the host portion of the address (27 - 2 = 126)
Example continued • Find an appropriate subnet mask for the largest segment • If we have borrowed 7 bits for our hosts the subnet mask (in binary) will be 11111111.1111111.1111111.1000000 • Convert this to decimal and we get 255.255.255.128
Example continued • Write down the subnet addresses to fit the subnet mask • Now we need to find the subnet addresses that this subnet mask will create • 256 – 128 = 128 • Therefore the subnets would be 192.168.1.0 and 192.168.1.128 (remember we can now use subnet zero!) • We can now assign 192.168.1.0/25 to accommodate the 120 segment and have 192.168.1.128 to use for the other two segments
60 hosts (62 in total) 120 hosts (126 in total) 192.168.1.0/25 30 hosts (30 in total)
Example continued • Take one of the newly created subnet addresses and apply a new subnet mask to it that is more appropriate • We still have two segments to deal with and we have a new subnet address to work with of 192.168.1.128 • We must start with the larger segment, which has 60 hosts • To accommodate 60 hosts we need to borrow 6 bits from the host portion of the given IP address • 26 – 2 = 62 hosts • This will give us a subnet mask of 1111111.1111111.1111111.11000000 which is the same as 255.255.255.192
Example continued • Write down the subnet addresses to fit the new subnet mask • Now we need to find the subnet addresses that this subnet mask will create • 256 – 192 = 64 • Therefore the new subnet addresses would be 192.168.1.128 and 192.168.1.192 • We can now use 192.168.1.128/26 for the segment with 60 hosts
60 hosts (62 in total) 192.168.1.128/26 120 hosts (126 in total) 192.168.1.0/25 30 hosts (30 in total)
Example continued • Take one of the newly created subnet addresses and apply a new subnet mask to it that is more appropriate • We still have the segment with 30 hosts to deal with • We work this out in the same way as before • To accommodate 30 hosts we need to borrow 5 bits from the host portion of the IP address • 25 – 2 = 30 hosts • This will give us a subnet mask of 1111111.1111111.1111111.11100000 which is 255.255.255.224
Example continued • Write down the subnet addresses to fit the new subnet mask • Now we need to find the subnet addresses that this subnet mask will create • 256 – 224 = 32 • Therefore the new subnet addresses would be 192.168.1.192 and 192.168.1.224 • We can now use 192.168.1.192/27 for the segment with 30 hosts • We still have the new 192.168.1.224 subnet which could be used for future growth
Result 192.168.1.0 60 hosts (62 in total) 192.168.1.128/26 120 hosts (126 in total) 192.168.1.0/25 30 hosts (30 in total) 192.168.1.192/27
Summary • To determine the number of hosts a subnet can support use the formula 2n – 2 • Always start the process with the segment with the largest amount of hosts to accommodate • Classless subnetting deals with the hosts as opposed to classfulsubnetting which deals more with subnets
Exercise • 192.168.2.0/24 • 7 remote sites, 30 hosts each • P to P links between routers Remote A 30 hosts Remote B 30 hosts Remote C 30 hosts Remote D 30 hosts Central Remote E 30 hosts Remote F 30 hosts Remote G 30 hosts
Exercise • 192.168.3.0 30 hosts 6 hosts Backbone 126 hosts 6 hosts 30 hosts 6 hosts 30 hosts
Questions... • ...are there any?