2 - Subnetting Table: ===================== Major IP space: 192.168.0.0 / 22 Step 1 - The limits of the major IP space: ------------------------------------------ 192.168.0.0 / 22 [N: 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.3.255 :B] Step 2 - Subnet the major IP space into smaller networks based on requirements: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAN LAN Network Broadcast First usable Last usable Subnet Name Subnet Address Address IP IP Mask -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAN1 (300 H) 192.168.0.0/23 192.168.0.0 192.168.1.255 192.168.0.1 192.168.1.254 255.255.254.0 LAN2 (120 H) 192.168.3.0/25 192.168.3.0 192.168.3.127 192.168.3.1 192.168.3.126 255.255.255.128 LAN3 (200 H) 192.168.2.0/24 192.168.2.0 192.168.2.255 192.168.2.1 192.168.2.254 255.255.255.0 Step 3 - Checking fitness: -------------------------- Condition: last allocated IP (the broadcast address of the last allocated LAN) must be less or equal to the major IP space's broadcast address. In this case: 192.168.3.127 <= 192.168.3.255. Is it ? -> if Yes: OK -> if No: We have a problem. We either reorganize our networks or we increase the space on the major IP space.