Assume that you have been assigned 192.168.32.2 /27.

1. How many bits are borrowed to create the subnet field?

2. What is the maximum number of subnets that can be created with this number of bits?

3. How many bits can be used to create the host space?

4. What is the maximum number of host addresses available per subnet?

5. What is the subnet mask, in binary and decimal format?

6. Complete the following table and calculate the subnet that this address is on, and define all the other subnets (the range of host addresses on the subnet and the directed broadcast address on the subnet).

7. Answer the following: a. What subnet is 192.168.111.129 on?

b. A junior network administrator is trying to assign 192.168.32.96 as a static IP address for a computer on the network but is getting an error message. Why?

c. Can 192.168.111.39 be assigned as an IP address?

Subnet Subnet Range of Direct Address Host Broadcast Addresses Address Last subnet number