A subnet allows the flow of network traffic between hosts to be segregated based on a network configuration. By organizing hosts into logical groups, subnetting can improve network security and ...

A subnet is a subdivision of a local area network, created by applying a subnet mask to the IP addresses that make up the network. Subnets may or may not correspond to physical locations, as the ...

Table 1. This table illustrates subnet masks. The number after the “/” in the CIDR notation indicates the total number of IP addresses available. Click here to see an enlarged diagram. Understanding ...

Class A subnetting is a form of network addressing typically reserved for the government and larger institutions. It can have a large number of unique nodes, which can prove quite a challenge. Here, ...

It’s funny how things come in waves. For most of last year the majority of my consulting engagements concerned IPv6 in some way or another. But over the past month and a half most of my time has been ...

To understand how subnetting works, you first must have a good basic understanding of IP addresses. An IP address is set of binary octets broken into quads. That definition may not have made any sense ...