Can someone explain this subnet problem

SurferdudeHBSurferdudeHB Member Posts: 199 ■■■□□□□□□□
Question: Which subnet does host 10.225.14.98 255.255.240.0 belong to?

Answer: 10.225.0.0


Why is it that you have to go into the 3rd octect even though the increment is 16 which I got from 28-32= 16

32 being in the 4th octect.

Thx!

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  • dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    The third octet is the "interesting" octet.

    255.255.240.0 = 11111111.11111111.11110000.00000000

    That's where the division occurs.
  • shanparamesshanparames Member Posts: 103 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Can u tell 28-32=16

    With regards

    S.Swaminathan
    Thanks
  • dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Where did you get 28 from? 255.255.255.240 is /28. 255.255.240.0 is /20, so you'll have 12 bits to use for host range (32-20).
  • nash0924nash0924 Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Don't know if this will allow you to figure out your problem.

    0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 = 10
    1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 = 225
    0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 = 14
    0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 = 98

    10.255.14.98
    00001010.11100001.00001110.01100010

    255.255.240
    11111111.11111111.11110000.00000000
    anding(network addy) =
    10.225.0.0
    00001010.11100001.00000000.00000000
    WIP: MSc.
  • KaminskyKaminsky Member Posts: 1,235
    Here's a tip that helped me here.

    Very First Thing - It's a class A so subnet will be the ones from bit 9 onwards.

    Use a dot when you write down the subnet so you don't lose your place and get confused.

    In this instance 255.255.240.0:
    the 2nd octet becomes " 0. ".
    The 1's of the subnet mask run out in the 3rd octect so you do 256-240 = "16"

    This makes your overall increment is "0.16" - If you just say 16 you may get yourself muddled whilst your learning it.

    > B]10.255.0.0[/B
    ...
    ...... 10.255.14.98
    ...
    > B]10.255.16.0[/B

    and viola, you see your subnet. Using the dot saved me loads of grief and my sanity !
    Kam.
  • sambuca69sambuca69 Member Posts: 262
    Question: Which subnet does host 10.225.14.98 255.255.240.0 belong to?

    Answer: 10.225.0.0


    Why is it that you have to go into the 3rd octect even though the increment is 16 which I got from 28-32= 16

    32 being in the 4th octect.

    Thx!

    Convert 240 and you get 11110000. Take the lowest 1 bit and you've got 16 (128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1)

    So every subnet will increment by 16.
  • captobviouscaptobvious Member Posts: 648
    Subnetting Made Easy

    This helped me tons when I first starting to understand subnetting.
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