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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102
Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics
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Subnet Addressing
By looking at the addressing structures, you can see that even with a Class C address, there are a 
large number of hosts per network. Such a structure is an inefficient use of addresses if each end of 
a routed link requires a different network number. It is unlikely that the smaller office LANs would 
have that many devices. You can resolve this problem by using a technique known as subnet 
addressing. 
Subnet addressing allows you to split one IP network address into smaller multiple physical 
networks known as subnetworks. Some of the node numbers are used as a subnet number instead. 
A Class B address gives us 16 bits of node numbers translating to 64,000 nodes. Most 
organizations do not use 64,000 nodes, so there are free bits that can be reassigned. Subnet 
addressing makes use of those bits that are free, as shown below.
Figure B-2:   Example of Subnetting a Class B Address
A Class B address can be effectively translated into multiple Class C addresses. For example, the 
IP address of 172.16.0.0 is assigned, but node addresses are limited to 255 maximum, allowing 
eight extra bits to use as a subnet address. The IP address of 172.16.97.235 would be interpreted as 
IP network address 172.16, subnet number 97, and node number 235. In addition to extending 
the number of addresses available, subnet addressing provides other benefits. Subnet addressing 
allows a network manager to construct an address scheme for the network by using different 
subnets for other geographical locations in the network or for other departments in the 
organization.
Although the preceding example uses the entire third octet for a subnet address, note that you are 
not restricted to octet boundaries in subnetting. To create more network numbers, you need only 
shift some bits from the host address to the network address. For instance, to partition a Class C 
network number (192.68.135.0) into two, you shift one bit from the host address to the network 
address. The new netmask (or subnet mask) is 255.255.255.128. The first subnet has network 
number 192.68.135.0 with hosts 192.68.135.1 to 129.68.135.126, and the second subnet has 
network number 192.68.135.128 with hosts 192.68.135.129 to 192.68.135.254.
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