Nandhakumar BS

  Subnetting, FLSM & VLSM in networking — An Analysis Subnetting is the process of dividing a larger network (IP address range) into smaller, more manageable sub-networks (subnets). This is often used in IP networking to improve security, efficiency, and performance by isolating network traffic and reducing broadcast domains.  IP  addresses can be considered the grammar of networking as it plays a role in almost every protocol of networking. Both FLSM (Fixed Length Subnet Masking) and VLSM (Variable Length Subnet Masking) are methods used to divide IP address space into subnets, but they differ significantly in their approach. First, let us look at an example of Subnetting for Class C IP addresses. Suppose you have an IP address 192.168.1.0/24. (Each octet in 8 bits.) 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000 This means out of 32 bits, 24 bits for the network and 8 bits for the hosts, allowing for 256 IP addresses (including network and broadcast addresses). If you want to ...

  What is an IP address?  IP address stands for   Internet Protocol Address. What is it?  Like humans are given names — Kumar, Paul, Mr. Smith and so on, devices like laptops and computers are given names called an ‘IP address.’ An IP address is used to identify a device like a computer or a laptop in a network. It is a unique string of numbers separated by periods — IPv4 or colons — IPv6 that identifies each device connected to a network, including the internet. What is a network?  Networks can be physical or virtual. They are interconnected computers and devices that share resources and information. Examples include local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and the internet. Let us go back to IP addresses. Maybe you got an idea of what is an IP address. (WIFI stands for Wireless Fidelity.) What are the differences between IPv4 and IPv6 addresses? Both IPv4 and IPv6 are protocols used to uniquely identify devices on a network. However, they differ ...