What is the maximum number of hosts that can be addressed in a /26 subnet?
Practice Questions
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What is the maximum number of hosts that can be addressed in a /26 subnet?
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Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
What is the maximum number of hosts that can be addressed in a /26 subnet?
Step 1: Understand what a /26 subnet means. The '/26' indicates that the first 26 bits of the IP address are used for the network part.
Step 2: Calculate the total number of IP addresses in a /26 subnet. This is done using the formula 2^(32 - subnet bits). For /26, it is 2^(32 - 26) = 2^6 = 64.
Step 3: Recognize that in every subnet, 2 IP addresses are reserved. One is for the network address (the first address) and one is for the broadcast address (the last address).
Step 4: Subtract the 2 reserved addresses from the total number of addresses. So, 64 total addresses - 2 reserved addresses = 62 usable host addresses.
