0 votes 0 votes 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? ukn asked Jan 4, 2017 ukn 683 views answer comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
Best answer 2 votes 2 votes 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 = 26 = 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. Rakеsh Kumar answered Jan 4, 2017 selected Jun 28, 2017 by Bikram Rakеsh Kumar comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.