Lebanese University-Faculty of Science
Computer Science Department
I3346
Tutorial 4
Chapter 8 Activity
Exercise 1: IPv4 Subnetting
Consider the following topology. The address space is : [Link]/24
Employee network Administration network
Create a subnetting scheme that meets the required number of subnets and required number of
host addresses.
You must create multiple subnets out of the [Link]/24 network address space to meet the
following requirements:
• The first subnet is the employee network. You need a minimum of 25 host IP addresses.
• The second subnet is the administration network. You need a minimum of 10 IP addresses.
• The third and fourth subnets are reserved as virtual networks on virtual router interfaces,
loopback 0 and loopback 1. These virtual router interfaces simulate LANs attached to R1.
• You also need four additional unused subnets for future network expansion.
Note: Variable length subnet masks will not be used. All of the device subnet masks will be the
same length.
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Network IP Address Subnet Mask
Employee
Administration
Virtual Network 1
Virtual Network 2
Unused Network
Unused Network
Unused Network
Unused Network
Complete the following addressing table.
Complete the following device interface addressing table.
Default
Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway
R1 G0/0 N/A
G0/1 N/A
Lo0 N/A
Lo1 N/A
PC-A NIC
PC-B NIC
Reflection
Subnetting one larger network into multiple smaller subnetworks allows for greater flexibility and
security in network design. However, what do you think some of the drawbacks are when the subnets
are limited to being the same size?
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Exercise 2: VLSM Subnetting
Consider the following topology.
Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM) was designed to avoid wasting IP addresses. With VLSM, a
network is subnetted and then re-subnetted. This process can be repeated multiple times to create
subnets of various sizes based on the number of hosts required in each subnet. Effective use of VLSM
requires address planning.
In this exercise, use the [Link]/17 network address to develop an address scheme for the
network displayed in the topology diagram. VLSM is used to meet the IPv4 addressing requirements.
After you have designed the VLSM address scheme, you will configure the interfaces on the routers
with the appropriate IP address information.
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Design the VLSM Address Scheme and complete the following table.
Number of
Hosts Network First Host Broadcast
Subnet Description Needed Address /CIDR Address Address
HQ G0/0 16,000
HQ G0/1 8,000
BR1 G0/1 4,000
BR1 G0/0 2,000
BR2 G0/1 1,000
BR2 G0/0 500
HQ S0/0/0 – BR1
S0/0/0 2
HQ S0/0/1 – BR2
S0/0/1 2
BR1 S0/0/1 – BR2
S0/0/0 2
Complete the device interface address table.
Assign the first host address in the subnet to the Ethernet interfaces. HQ should be given the first
host address on the Serial links to BR1 and BR2. BR1 should be given the first host address for the
serial link to BR2.
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Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask Device Interface
G0/0
G0/1
HQ
S0/0/0
S0/0/1
G0/0
G0/1
BR1
S0/0/0
S0/0/1
G0/0
G0/1
BR2
S0/0/0
S0/0/1
Exercise 3: IPv6 Subnetting
Your ISP has given you the following IPv6 address
2000:ACAD:1234:6600:: /56
a-How many subnets are available?
b-Write the first four subnets.
c-Write the last two subnets
Same question for the following IPv6 address
2001:2A1:CAD:5400::/ 60
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