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Understanding IP Addressing
C-5
Note: If you receive an IP address from an ISP, there must be a 
mask associated with that IP address. By using the IP address with 
the mask you can discover exactly how many IP host addresses you 
actually have.
To configure subnets properly, you must also be able to conver t 
between binar y notation and decimal notation.
Example: Using subnets on a Class C IP internet
Suppose that your organization has a total of 25 IP hosts situated 
on three different floors of your office building, and that you are in 
charge of designing the network that will connect them. You obtain a 
Class C network number, 199.14.17.0, since you expect that your 
organization will always have fewer than 254 IP hosts. All your IP 
hosts will use IP addresses of the form 199.14.17.x, where x 
represents the eight bits that can be used for subnet numbers and 
individual host numbers. 
How many of the final eight bits of the IP address should you 
reser ve for hosts, and how many should you use for subnet 
numbers? The answer depends on how many subnets you expect to 
need, and how many hosts you expect to put on each subnet. All 25 
of your hosts could cer tainly coexist on one network that does not 
use subnetting. However, you are for tunate enough to have two IP 
routers on hand, so you decide to lower traffic levels and simplify 
troubleshooting by setting up three subnets, one for each floor. The 
following table lists how many subnets and how many hosts you 
may have for a Class C network, depending on how many bits you 
allocate to the subnet numbers.