The bits in the mask identify both hosts and subnets. The more hosts, the fewer subnets; the more subnets, the fewer hosts can be individually addressed. These bits become a tradeoff based on the ...

Subnet Mask divides the IP address into two segments and informs the computer which part is the network bit and which one is the host bit. For example, if there is an IP address: 192.168.0.1, it will ...

In one of our buldings we are running out of IP addresses. Lets say for example we are using 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 - so that give us 254 usable addresses.<br><br>They want to add like 10 - 20 more ...