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How Routing Works

ATM2 incorrectly identifies ATM4 as being on the same local network due to its subnet mask of 255.255.0.0, leading to failed data transmission. In contrast, ATM1 correctly identifies ATM4 as being on a different network and routes the data through its default gateway. The solution for ATM2 is to change its subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 to accurately recognize network boundaries.

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How Routing Works

ATM2 incorrectly identifies ATM4 as being on the same local network due to its subnet mask of 255.255.0.0, leading to failed data transmission. In contrast, ATM1 correctly identifies ATM4 as being on a different network and routes the data through its default gateway. The solution for ATM2 is to change its subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 to accurately recognize network boundaries.

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Look again at how routing works.

ATM2 has an IP Address [Link] and a subnet mask [Link]


So the Network Address for ATM2 is:
IP Address: 192 168 1 203
Subnet Mask: 255 255 0 0
Network Address: 192 168 0 0

To work out whether ATM4 is on the same or a different network, ATM2 has to work out
the network address for ATM4. The only Subnet Mask ATM2 knows it its own. So it uses
the Destination (ATM4) IP Address and its own (ATM2) Subnet Mask to calculate whether
it is local or needs routing:
ATM4 IP Address: 192 168 2 13
ATM2 Subnet Mask: 255 255 0 0
Network Address: 192 168 0 0

So ATM2 wrongly believes that ATM4 is on the Local network and therefore does not use
the router to deliver the data, it tries (and fails) to send the data directly to AMT4.

When ATM1 tries the same PING [Link] it first checks whether it is a local address
or needs routing.
ATM1 IP Address: 192 168 1 5
ATM1 Subnet Mask: 255 255 255 0
Local Network: 192 168 1 0
ATM 4 IP Address 192 168 2 13
ATM1 Subnet Mask: 255 255 255 0
Destination 192 168 2 0
Network:

So ATM1 sees that ATM4 on on a different network and sends the data to it’s Default
Gateway for it to route the data across the Wide Area Network.

So, what is the problem with ATM2 and what would you do to cure the problem?

Answer:

If you change the ATM2 subnet mast to [Link], it will see the networks correctly.

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