Which subnet does host 172.18.179.147 255.255.255.0 belong to?

pius1919

Which subnet does host 172.18.179.147 255.255.255.0 belong to?I'm quite new to CCENT. I would be glad if any of you guys could help with a step by step approach how to arrive at the 172.18.179.0 answer.

networker050184

Why don't you show us what you got and we can point you in the right direction.

pius1919

Thanks for the effort. I figured it out. I'm just beginning to understand this subnetting stuff. I was getting confused with it being a Class B network. The "magic number" here is '1'.

172.18.179.0 = network ID
172.18.179.1- 254 = Valid hosts
172.18.179.255 = Broadcast Address.

172.18.180.0 = next subnet. because of 255.255.255

SharkDiver

Correct.
AND...if the mask would have been 255.255.255.128, you would have been in the 172.18.179.128 network.
Because:
Your subnets would have then been:
172.18.179.0 containing the valid hosts 172.18.179.1 - 172.18.179.126 and your broadcast of 172.18.179.127
AND
172.18.179.128 containing the valid hosts 172.18.179.129 - 172.18.179.254 and your broadcast of 172.18.179.255

If you need more help, just ask. Someone will help.

pius1919

Thanks and noted.

d6bmg

You should use binary conversion method to understand easily.