Re: VLSM and IP Addressing

From: Dave Gahm (gahm@xxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Jan 31 2000 - 03:16:41 GMT-3


   
   Ben,
   What they mean is to add 8 subnet bits to the natural mask. In other
   words, since 130.10.X.X is a class B address, which has a natural mask
   of 255.255.0.0, they are indeed asking you to use a 24 bit mask.
   
   Dave
   
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Ben Rife <brife@bignet.net>
   To: ccielab@groupstudy.com <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
   Date: Sunday, January 30, 2000 9:08 PM
   Subject: VLSM and IP Addressing
   
   I have a practice lab here that has the following addressing
   requirement.
   
   
   
   Configure all of the networks using network 130.10.X.X.
   
   Use an 8-bit subnet mask unless otherwise specified.
   
   
   
   This troubles me. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't this be a
   problem for routing? I mean if you have the following senario:
   
   
   
   |--R1------R2--|
   R1's E0 is 130.1.1.1 255.0.0.0
   R2's E0 is 130.2.2.2 255.0.0.0
   Try getting any protocol to run on this network...it won't work will
   it?
   Essentially these two addresses are on the same network. Do you agree?
   This
   has me puzzled. This is the 2nd time I've seen this IP addressing
   senario in
   a practice lab today. I wouldn't know what to do if I was asked that
   on the
   lab.
   
   
   
   OR...OR....does it mean to use a /24 mask eventhough it calls for an
   8-bit subnet mask?
   
   
   
   Thanks for the help,
   
   
   
   Ben



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