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N10-005 · Question #622

Which of the following subnet masks would allow for 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.240 to be in the same subnet?

The correct answer is A. 255.255.255.0. Only a /24 subnet mask (255.255.255.0) places both 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.240 in the same network range (192.168.0.0 to 192.168.0.255).

Networking concepts

Question

Which of the following subnet masks would allow for 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.240 to be in the same subnet?

Options

  • A255.255.255.0
  • B255.255.255.128
  • C255.255.255.192
  • D255.255.255.248

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    72% (18)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    16% (4)
  • D
    8% (2)

Why each option

Only a /24 subnet mask (255.255.255.0) places both 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.240 in the same network range (192.168.0.0 to 192.168.0.255).

A255.255.255.0Correct

With a 255.255.255.0 mask, the network address is 192.168.0.0 and the broadcast is 192.168.0.255, so all addresses from .1 to .254 including .3 and .240 fall within the same subnet. Any mask with a longer prefix splits the address space into smaller blocks that separate .3 (low range) from .240 (high range).

B255.255.255.128

A 255.255.255.128 (/25) mask divides the space into 192.168.0.0-127 and 192.168.0.128-255, placing .3 and .240 in separate subnets.

C255.255.255.192

A 255.255.255.192 (/26) mask creates four /26 blocks - .3 falls in the 0-63 block and .240 falls in the 192-255 block, so they are in different subnets.

D255.255.255.248

A 255.255.255.248 (/29) mask creates very small 8-host blocks - .3 is in the 0-7 block and .240 is in the 240-247 block, placing them in entirely different subnets.

Concept tested: Subnet mask selection to include hosts in same network

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/networking/tcpip-addressing-and-subnetting

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#subnetting#subnet mask#IP addressing#CIDR

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