VLSM:
Available Subnet [Link]/24
LAN2 70 Hosts
LAN3 24 Hosts
LAN4 22 Hosts
LAN1 4 Hosts
WAN1, WAN2, WAN3, WAN4 2 hosts
STEP 1: Find out the class of this network: [Link]/24
Class = A, Network = 8 bits, Host = 24 bits, Default Mask = 8 bits, Given Mask = 24 =
Network+Subnet = 8+16, Subnet = 16 bits
STEP 2: Order the networks from largest to smallest
1. LAN2 70 Hosts
2. LAN3 24 Hosts
3. LAN4 22 Hosts
4. LAN1 4 Hosts
5. WAN1, WAN2, WAN3, WAN4 2 hosts each
STEP 3: Start from the largest Network
1. LAN2 70 Hosts
Hosts = 7 bits 27-2=126 hosts
Subnet =1 21= 2 Subnets
/Mask = N+S = 8+(16+1)= /25 =[Link]
Network [Link]
Network =8 Subnet=17 Hosts=7
00001010.00010111.00010110.10000000
Subnet no Subnet ID Subnet Mask No of host per Subnet Network
0 [Link] /25 126 LAN2
1 [Link] /25 126 Unused
STEP 4: LAN3 24 Hosts
Hosts = 5 bits 25-2=30 hosts
Subnet =3 23= 8 Subnets
/Mask = N+S = 8+(16+3)= /27 =[Link]
Choose [Link] and subdivided it into smaller subnets
N=8 Subnets=19 Hosts = 5
[Link]/27
Subnet no Subnet ID Subnet Mask No of host per Subnet Network
0 [Link] /25 126 LAN2
1 [Link] /27 30 LAN3
2 [Link] /27 30 Unused
3 [Link] /27 30 Unused
4 [Link] /27 30 Unused
STEP 5
LAN4 22 Hosts
Hosts = 5 bits 25-2=30 hosts
Subnet =3 23= 8 Subnets
/Mask = N+S = 8+(16+3)= /27 =[Link]
Choose [Link] and subdivided it into smaller subnets
N=8 Subnets=19 Hosts = 5
[Link] /27
Subnet no Subnet ID Subnet Mask No of host per Subnet Network
0 [Link] /25 126 LAN2
1 [Link] /27 30 LAN3
2 [Link] /27 30 LAN4
3 [Link] /27 30 Unused
4 [Link] /27 30 Unused
STEP 6:
LAN1 4 Hosts
Hosts = 3 bits 23-2=6 hosts
Subnet =5 25= 32 Subnets
/Mask = N+S = 8+(16+5)= /29 =[Link]
Choose [Link] and subdivided it into smaller subnets
N=8 Subnets=21 Hosts = 3
[Link] /29
Subnet no Subnet ID Subnet Mask No of host per Subnet Network
0 [Link] /25 126 LAN2
1 [Link] /27 30 LAN3
2 [Link] /27 30 LAN4
3 [Link] /29 6 LAN1
4 [Link] /29 6 Unused
5 [Link] /29 6 Unused
6 [Link] /29 6 Unused
7 [Link] /27 30 Unused
STEP 7: WAN1
Hosts =2 bits 22-2 = 2 hosts
Subnet = 6 bits 26 = 64 subnets
/mask =N+S =8+16+6= /30 = [Link]
Choose [Link] and subdivided it into smaller subnets
N=8 Subnets=22 Hosts = 2
[Link] /30
Subnet no Subnet ID Subnet Mask No of host per Subnet Network
0 [Link] /25 126 LAN2
1 [Link] /27 30 LAN3
2 [Link] /27 30 LAN4
3 [Link] /29 6 LAN1
4 [Link] /30 2 WAN1
5 [Link] /30 2 WAN2
5 [Link] /30 2 WAN3
6 [Link] /30 2 WAN4
6 [Link] /29 6 Unused
7 [Link] /27 30 Unused