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The address of a class B host is to be split into subnets with a 6-bit subnet number. What is the maximum number of subnets and the maximum number of hosts in each subnet?

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Class B address contains 16 bits for Network ID and 16 bits for Host ID.
For subnetting we use bits from Host ID part. To subnet using 6-bit subnet number, we will require 6 bits from Host ID. 
Total subnets possible = 2= 64
Remaining bits in Host ID part = 16-6 = 10 bits
Maximum hosts in each subnet = 210 - 2 = 1022 hosts

Therefore we will have 64 subnets with a maximum of 1022 hosts in each subnet.

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