Answer to Mask Design Problem 3

Problem 3 shows a Class C network, with 24 network bits, with a minimum of 4 subnet bits and 3 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:

Image 255.255.255.240 (maximizes the number of hosts/subnet)

Image 255.255.255.248 (maximizes the number of subnets)

As for the process to find the answers, the following list explains the details:

Step 1. The question ...

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