CCNA Discovery

Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise

Lab 4.2.5 Calculating a VLSM Addressing Scheme

Ahmad Solechudin
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Objectives

Determine the number of subnets needed.

Determine the number of hosts needed for each subnet.

Design an appropriate addressing scheme using VLSM.

Assign IP configurations to device interfaces.

Examine the use of the available network address space.

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Background / Preparation
This lab explores the use of VLSM to meet the needs of a network topology. In this lab, you will assess
the topology, determine the addressing scheme to meet its needs, and prepare documentation for the
addressing. You have been assigned the 192.168.1.0/24 network to address this network.

Step 1: Examine the network requirements

Use the topology diagram to determine the answers to the questions below. Remember that IP addresses
will be needed for each LAN and WAN interface.
a. How many subnets are needed? 7
b. What is the maximum number of IP addresses that are needed for a single subnet? 55
c.

How many host IP addresses are needed for the second largest LAN? 26

d. How many host IP addresses are needed for the next-largest LAN? 20
e. How many host IP addresses are needed for the smallest LAN? 12
f.

How many host IP addresses are needed for each WAN link? 2 each, with a total of 6

g. What is the total number of host IP addresses that are needed for these networks? 119
h. What is the total number of host IP addresses that are available in the 192.168.1.0/24 network? 254
If the network is subnetted to provide 7 usable subnets, can the addressing requirements be met?
No Subnetting to/27 (by IP subnet zero is available) or/28 mask (without IP subnet zero) will
not allow for the number of hosts per subnet required.
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Step 2: Design an IP addressing scheme to fit the network requirements

a. Determine the subnet information for the largest subnet needed.
What is the smallest size subnet that can be used to meet this requirement? 64
Will a subnet of this size allow for future growth of 10 15%? Yes. Almost allows for 20%.
Fill in the chart below with the appropriate information. Assign the first available subnet on
the 192.168.1.0 network to this LAN.
LAN_A Subnet
Network
Decimal Subnet CIDR Subnet
Address
Mask
Mask
192.168.1.0
255.255.255.192
26
for 56 Host. use the IP Address 192.168.1.0/26
Network 192.168.1.0
IP Range 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.62
Broadcast 192.168.1.63

First Usable IP
Address
192.168.1.1

Last Usable IP
Address
192.168.1.62

Broadcast
Address
192.168.1.63

Last Usable IP
Address
192.168.1.94

Broadcast
Address
192.168.1.95

b. Assign the next available subnet to the next-largest LAN.

c. Fill in the chart below with the appropriate information.
LAN_C Subnet
Network
Address
192.168.1.64

Decimal Subnet
Mask
255.255.255.224

CIDR Subnet
Mask
27

First Usable IP
Address
192.168.1.65

IP Address 192.168.1.0/27
Network 192.168.1.64
IP Range 192.168.1.65 - 192.168.1.94
Broadcast 192.168.1.95

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d. Continue assigning subnets of appropriate sizes to the remaining LANs.
LAN_D Subnet
Network
Decimal Subnet CIDR Subnet
Address
Mask
Mask
192.168.1.96
255.255.255.224
27
IP Address 192.168.1.0/27
Network 192.168.1.96
IP Range 192.168.1.97 - 192.168.1.126
Broadcast 192.168.1.127

First Usable IP
Address
192.168.1.97

Last Usable IP
Address
192.168.1.126

Broadcast
Address
192.168.1.127

First Usable IP
Address
192.168.1.129

Last Usable IP
Address
192.168.1.142

Broadcast
Address
192.168.1.143

LAN_B Subnet
Network
Decimal Subnet CIDR Subnet
Address
Mask
Mask
192.168.1.128
255.255.255.240
28
Network 192.168.1.128
IP Range 192.168.1.129-192.168.1.142
Broadcast 192.168.1.143

Step 3: Assign subnets to the WAN links between routers

Start with the next available subnet. Complete the chart below with the addressing information.
Network
Address
192.168.1.144

Decimal Subnet
CIDR Subnet
First Usable IP
Last Usable IP
Mask
Mask
Address
Address
WAN link between Router0 and Router1
255.255.255.252
30
192.158.1.145
192.168.1.146

Broadcast
Address
192.168.1.147

192.168.1.148

WAN link between Router1 and Router 2

255.255.255.252
30
192.168.1.149
192.168.1.150

192.168.1.151

192.168.1.152

WAN link between Router2 and Router0

255.255.255.252
30
192.168.1.153
192.168.1.154

192.168.1.155

Step 4: Assign IP configurations to router interfaces

Complete the chart below with IP assignments for router interfaces. Use the first available host IP address
for the routers LAN interface.
Device

Interface

Router0

Fa0/0

Router1

Router2

IP Address
192.168.1.1

Subnet Mask
255.255.255.192

Fa0/1

192.168.1.192

255.255.255.240

S0/0/0

192.168.1.145

255.255.255.252

S0/0/1

192.168.1.153

255.255.255.252

Fa0/0

192.168.1.65

255.255.255.224

S0/0/0

192.168.1.149

255.255.255.252

S0/0/1

192.168.1.146

255.255.255.252

Fa0/0

192.168.1.97

255.255.255.224

S0/0/0

192.168.1.150

255.255.255.252

S0/0/1

192.168.1.154

255.255.255.252

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Step 5: Assign IP configurations to workstations
One workstation has been provided to represent each LAN. Complete the chart below with IP
configuration information for each representative workstation.
LAN

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Default Gateway

LAN_A

192.168.1.2 192.168.1.62

255.255.255.192

192.168.1.1

LAN_B

192.168.1.130 - 192.168.1.142

255.255.255.240

192.168.1.129

LAN_C

192.168.1.66 192.168.1.94

255.255.255.224

192.168.1.65

LAN_D

192.168.1.98 - 192.168.1.126

255.255.255.224

192.168.1.97

Step 6: Reflection
a. What is the last host IP address that will be used by this VLSM scheme?
192.168.1.150
b. Your largest LAN can accommodate 15% growth with your VLSM scheme. Which of the other
LANs can also accomplish this goal?
Just LAN_D, although LAN_C near
c.

If you decided to change the masks on those LANs that did not meet the 15% growth goal, would
you have enough addresses to complete your scheme? Yes.

d. What would the new network addresses be for the four

LANs?
LAN_A: (55 * 1.15 = 63) 192.168.1.0/25
LAN_D: (20 * 1.15 = 23) 192.168.1.160/27
LAN_C: (26 * 1.15 = 30) 192.168.1.128/27
LAN_B: (12 * 1.15 = 14) 192.168.1.192/28
e. If you wanted to provide redundant backup WAN links between your routers, how many more
subnets would you need? 3
f.

Could you do it with this VLSM scheme? Yes

g. Summarize the advantages of using VLSM for network addressing schemes:

must include the ability to scale the network, add the required subnet, and add flexibility to
design the network with capable designs to meet the needs of specific users.

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