10-11-2012, 01:23 PM
host IP 10.0.0.249
subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Question is what should the default gateway be
With this mask, the range is 10.0.0.0 to 255
.0 should be the gateway and 255 the broadcast
Why then does the explanation say 10.0.0.0 cannot be used as a host (the question was regarding the gateway, not the host) and it says the gateway would be 254. Why would you have a default gateway as 254 on this mask - that would be madness and a waste of hosts!!!
subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Question is what should the default gateway be
With this mask, the range is 10.0.0.0 to 255
.0 should be the gateway and 255 the broadcast
Why then does the explanation say 10.0.0.0 cannot be used as a host (the question was regarding the gateway, not the host) and it says the gateway would be 254. Why would you have a default gateway as 254 on this mask - that would be madness and a waste of hosts!!!