312-50V11 · Question #759
You are tasked to configure the DHCP server to lease the last 100 usable IP addresses in subnet 10.1.4.0/23. Which of the following IP addresses could be leased as a result of the new configuration?
The correct answer is C. 10.1.5.200. The 10.1.4.0/23 subnet covers 10.1.4.0 through 10.1.5.255, yielding 510 usable hosts from 10.1.4.1 to 10.1.5.254; the last 100 usable addresses span 10.1.5.155 to 10.1.5.254.
Question
You are tasked to configure the DHCP server to lease the last 100 usable IP addresses in subnet 10.1.4.0/23. Which of the following IP addresses could be leased as a result of the new configuration?
Options
- A10.1.4.254
- B10.1.255.200
- C10.1.5.200
- D10.1.4.156
How the community answered
(59 responses)- A24% (14)
- B5% (3)
- C59% (35)
- D12% (7)
Why each option
The 10.1.4.0/23 subnet covers 10.1.4.0 through 10.1.5.255, yielding 510 usable hosts from 10.1.4.1 to 10.1.5.254; the last 100 usable addresses span 10.1.5.155 to 10.1.5.254.
10.1.4.254 resides in the lower half (10.1.4.x) of the /23 subnet and is not among the last 100 usable addresses, which all begin at 10.1.5.155.
10.1.255.200 is entirely outside the 10.1.4.0/23 subnet, which only extends to 10.1.5.255.
A /23 prefix provides 512 total addresses (2^9), so 10.1.4.0/23 spans 10.1.4.0 to 10.1.5.255 with 510 usable host addresses (10.1.4.1 to 10.1.5.254). Counting back 100 addresses from the last usable host (10.1.5.254) gives a lease range of 10.1.5.155 to 10.1.5.254, and 10.1.5.200 falls within that range.
10.1.4.156 is in the 10.1.4.x portion of the subnet, well below the 10.1.5.155-10.1.5.254 range that constitutes the last 100 usable addresses.
Concept tested: IPv4 /23 subnet last 100 usable address range
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/routing-information-protocol-rip/13788-3.html
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