Does the broadcast IPv4 address for subnet mask 255.255.255.0 ends with .255?
Wednesday, 20 December 2023
by Acácio Pereira Oliveira
The broadcast IPv4 address for a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 does indeed end with .255. To understand why, let's delve into the concepts of subnet masks and broadcast addresses. In IPv4 networking, a subnet mask is a 32-bit value that is used to divide an IP address into network and host portions. The subnet mask
- Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/WSA Windows Server Administration, Configuring DHCP and DNS Zones in Windows Server, DHCP scopes and exclusions
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Broadcast Address, Cybersecurity, Host Portion, IP Addressing, Network Portion, Subnet Masks
Could A broadcast IP for the network in which a device has an IP address 10.42.37.12 /22 be 10.42.39.255
Monday, 18 December 2023
by Acácio Pereira Oliveira
In the field of computer networking, specifically in the realm of Internet protocols and IP addressing, the question at hand is whether a broadcast IP for the network, in which a device has the IP address 10.42.37.12/22, could be 10.42.39.255. To answer this question, we need to delve into the fundamentals of IP addressing, subnetting,
- Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/CNF Computer Networking Fundamentals, Internet protocols, IP addressing in depth
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Broadcast Address, Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, IP Addressing, Network Address, Subnetting