At the Greene City Interiors branch office, you have been asked to implement an IP network. Your network ID is currently 192.168.1.0/24. You need to divide this in half network (two subnets) to accommodate hosts on two separate floors of the building, each of which is served by managed switches. The whole network is served by a single router.

Based on the above scenario, answer the following questions:

1. To divide the network in half, what subnet mask do you need to use?

2. What are the subnet IDs for each network?

3. Your manager is not satisfied with the new subnet scheme and wants to reduce the number of subnets to make more hosts and addresses available in each subnet. Is there a way to use the same subnet for the two floors of the office?