Spring 2024 - CS610P - 2
Spring 2024 - CS610P - 2
Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before solving & submitting the assignment solution:
It should be clear that your assignment will not get any credit (zero marks) if:
Objectives:
GOOD LUCK
Marks: 10
Assignment No. 2
(Marks 10)
SCENARIO:
You are the network administrator for a mid-sized company called "TechSolutions Inc." The company has
recently expanded and acquired two new office locations. Each location needs to be set up with its own subnet to
ensure efficient network traffic route management.
The main office has been assigned the IP address range 192.168.1.0/24 (Class C network).
The two new offices (Office A and Office B) each need their own subnet, and each office is expected to
support up to 50 devices.
Requirements:
Considering the requirements mentioned above for the given scenario, answer the following Questions:
Q#1: What minimum bits are required for the host portion to support up to 50 devices? You are required to
compute the subnet mask which is used to ensure that each subnet can support up to 50 devices. You need to
follow the table below for answering question:
Q#2: Calculate the subnets for Office A and Office B, including their network addresses, broadcast addresses,
and the range of available/useable IP addresses. Provide your answer in the table below:
Office A Office B
Network
Address:
Broadcast
Address:
Usable IP
Range:
Broadcast
Address:
Note: You must submit your solution as an MS Word document (DOC or DOCX) file.