It depends on whether you are using a default subnet mask or you are subnetting the class B network. A default subnet mask would be 255.255.0.0, but if you are subnetting the last 2 octets in the subnet mask could be anything (up to 255 per octet).
The subnet mask itself is an IP Address so it is also 32 bits
The subnet mask. The subnet mask consists of a certain number of ones, followed by a certain number of zeroes (in binary). The ones tell you how many bits in an IP address make up the network part; the zeroes are for the host.The subnet mask. The subnet mask consists of a certain number of ones, followed by a certain number of zeroes (in binary). The ones tell you how many bits in an IP address make up the network part; the zeroes are for the host.The subnet mask. The subnet mask consists of a certain number of ones, followed by a certain number of zeroes (in binary). The ones tell you how many bits in an IP address make up the network part; the zeroes are for the host.The subnet mask. The subnet mask consists of a certain number of ones, followed by a certain number of zeroes (in binary). The ones tell you how many bits in an IP address make up the network part; the zeroes are for the host.
Subnet mask is a mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to. Default gateway is the gateway in a network that a computer will use to access another network if a gateway is not specified for use.
255.255.255.0
A simple way of finding out your computer's external subnet mask in Windows is to go to Start and select Run. Type ipconfig into the box, press the Enter key on the keyboard and a dialogue box will pop up with the required information.
Get Subnet Mask, IP Address, Gateway etc.For windows users go to START button in bottom left corner then to RUN then type COMMAND in the box - the mini DOS prompt will open in a separate window. Then type ipconfig/all and all the information you desire will be listed - ip address, default gateway, subnet mask etc.......
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The subnet address for this ISP could be almost anything, depending on how the ISP breaks up a larger network pool into a smaller one. The default subnet would be 255.0.0.0, but that is not very likely with an ISP. You can check by using the 'ipconfig' command in Windows to see the subnet mask, or 'ifconfig' if using Linux.
When you set up a sub network you decide upon the subnet mask and this determines the network address (all zeros in the subnet portion of the address) and the broadcast address (all ones in the subnet portion of the address). When you assign the host addresses in your subnet, then you use the addresses between the network address and the broadcast address.
If you need to divide it up into the maximum number of subnets containing at least 500 hosts each, you should use a /23 subnet mask. This will provide you with 128 networks of 510 hosts each. If you used a /24 mask, you would be limited to 254 hosts. Similarly, a /22 mask would be wasteful, allowing you 1022 hosts.
Let's break this into binary first:11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000For a class b network, there are 16 bits available (the right 16 numbers). We see that 4 of those have been borrowed already (they have 1's) so we have 12 left.The formula to find the maximum number of hosts is 212 - 2 (the 12 comes from the number above).So, the answer is 4096.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Great binary breakdown explanation!!!However you forgot to subtract 2 decimals to fully apply the formula.(1 Network address, and 1 Broadcast range).So the correct answer is 4094