VLSM Design Drill #2
The boss of our #CCNA is at it again today with another VLSM project. The scenario helps you exercise your brain in a VLSM world. As with all the VLSM design drills, you are given an existing internetwork with some pre-existing subnets, and you need to add some new subnet(s) to the design. What subnet would you pick so you don’t cause an overlap? Today’s post lists the question; next time, the answer. Details below the fold.
Your boss wants you to add a subnet to an existing design. The existing design already has these five subnets:
- 192.168.1.168/29
- 192.168.1.240/28
- 192.168.1.128/29
- 192.168.1.96/30
- 192.168.1.192/27
The boss has made these choices:
- He will add 3 new subnets
- All subnets will be part of class C network 192.168.1.0
- He will use one mask only for all the new subnets
- He has not decided which mask yet
- He wants to use the numerically highest possible subnet numbers
While the boss works to make his final choice for a mask, he wants you to do the planning. He has narrowed down the choices to three masks, as listed here. Your job: for each mask, find the three subnet IDs that would meet all the criteria, without overlapping the existing subnets.
1) /29
2) /28
3) /27
Ask questions if you have them. Also, check out the ICND1 100-101 Cert Guide’s chapter 20 for some tips on finding these overlaps, or check the other VLSM drills here in the blog.
Existing Subnets
30/ 192.168.1.96 – 192.168.1.99
29/ 192.168.1.128 – 192.168.1.135
29/ 192.168.1.168 – 192.168.1.175
27/ 192.168.1.192 – 192.168.1.223
28/ 192.168.1.240 – 192.168.1.255
Answer
29/ 192.168.1.144 – 192.168.1.151
29/ 192.168.1.152 – 192.168.1.159
29/ 192.168.1.160 – 192.168.1.167
28/ 192.168.1.48 – 192.168.1.63
28/ 192.168.1.64 – 192.168.1.79
28/ 192.168.1.80 – 192.168.1.95
29/ 192.168.1.0 – 192.168.1.31
29/ 192.168.1.32 – 192.168.1.63
29/ 192.168.1.64 – 192.168.1.95
correction on the last one (instead of /29 is /27)
27/ 192.168.1.0 – 192.168.1.31
27/ 192.168.1.32 – 192.168.1.63
27/ 192.168.1.64 – 192.168.1.95
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prefix /29 – the three subnet IDs meet all the criteria for this prefix, and their respective subnet broadcast addresses:-
192.168.1.184 – 192.168.1.191
192.168.1.224 – 192.168.1.231
192.168.1.232 – 192.168.1.239
Prefix /28 – the three subnet IDs meet all the criteria, and, their respective subnet broadcast addresses:-
192.168.1.144 – 192.168.1.159
192.168.1.176 – 192.168.1.191
192.168.1.224 – 192.168.1 239
The main criteria I focused much is the requirement of the numerically highest subnet IDs.
Prefix: /27 – here only the first lowest three subnet IDs meet all the required criteria. Below the list of those subnet IDs, and, their respective subnet broadcast addresses:-
192.168.1.0 – 192.168.1.31
192.168.1.32 – 192.168.1.63
192.168.1.64 – 192.168.1.95