Answer to Mask Design Problem 2
Problem 2 shows a Class B network, with 16 network bits, with a minimum of 7 subnet bits and 7 host bits to meet the required number of subnets and hosts/subnet. The following masks all meet the requirements in this problem, with the masks that maximize the number of hosts/subnet and the number of subnets noted:
255.255.254.0 (maximizes the number of hosts/subnet)
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.128 (maximizes the number ...
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