Supernetting, also called Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR), is a way to aggregate multiple Internet addresses of the same class. The original Internet Protocol (IP) defines IP addresses in four major classes of address structure, Classes A through D. Each class allocates one portion of the 32-bit Internet address format to a network address and the remaining portion to the specific host machines within the network. Using supernetting, the network address 192.168.2.0/24 and an adjacent address 192.168.3.0/24 can be merged into 192.168.2.0/23. The "23" at the end of the address says that the first 23 bits are the network part of the address, leaving the remaining nine bits for specific host addresses. Supernetting is most often used to combine Class C network addresses and is the basis for most routing protocols currently used on the Internet.

Supernetting was created as a way to solve the problem of routing tables growing beyond the ability of current software and people to manage and to provide a solution to the exhaustion of Class B network address space. Supernetting allows one routing table entry to represent an aggregation of networks much like one area code represents an aggregation of telephone numbers in an area.

Answered by Raksha , an ibibo Master, at 9:19 AM on July 02, 2008

Subnetting is the process of breaking down an IP network into smaller sub-networks called "subnets." Each subnet is a non-physical description (or ID) for a physical sub-network (usually a switched network of host containing a single router in a multi-router network).
Subnet Mask Notation

There are two forms of subnet notation, standard notation and CIDR (Classless Internet Domain Routing) notation. Both versions of notation use a base address (or network address) to define the starting point of the network, such as 192.168.1.0. This means that the network begins at 192.168.1.0 and the first possible host IP address on this subnet would be 192.168.1.1.

In standard subnet mask notation, a four octet numeric value is used as with the base address, for example 255.255.255.0. The standard mask can be calculated by creating four binary values for each octet, and assigning the binary digit of .1. to the network potion, and assigning the binary digit of .0. to the network potion. In the example above this value would be 11111111.11111111.11111111.000 00000. In combination with the base address you have a subnet definition, in this case the subnet in standard notation would be 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0.

In CIDR notation, the number of 1.s in the binary version of the mask are counted from the left, and that number is appended to the end of the base address following a slash (/). In the example here the subnet would be listed in CIDR notation as 192.168.1.0/24.

Answered by Yash , an ibibo Master, at 4:10 PM on June 27, 2008

Subnetting is the process of breaking down an IP network into smaller sub-networks called "subnets." Each subnet is a non-physical description (or ID) for a physical sub-network (usually a switched network of host containing a single router in a multi-router network).
Subnet Mask Notation

There are two forms of subnet notation, standard notation and CIDR (Classless Internet Domain Routing) notation. Both versions of notation use a base address (or network address) to define the starting point of the network, such as 192.168.1.0. This means that the network begins at 192.168.1.0 and the first possible host IP address on this subnet would be 192.168.1.1.

In standard subnet mask notation, a four octet numeric value is used as with the base address, for example 255.255.255.0. The standard mask can be calculated by creating four binary values for each octet, and assigning the binary digit of .1. to the network potion, and assigning the binary digit of .0. to the network potion. In the example above this value would be 11111111.11111111.11111111.000 00000. In combination with the base address you have a subnet definition, in this case the subnet in standard notation would be 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0.

In CIDR notation, the number of 1.s in the binary version of the mask are counted from the left, and that number is appended to the end of the base address following a slash (/). In the example here the subnet would be listed in CIDR notation as 192.168.1.0/24.

Answered by Shobhit , an ibibo Master, at 6:07 PM on June 25, 2008

Supernetting, also called Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR), is a way to aggregate multiple Internet addresses of the same class. The original Internet Protocol (IP) defines IP addresses in four major classes of address structure, Classes A through D. Each class allocates one portion of the 32-bit Internet address format to a network address and the remaining portion to the specific host machines within the network. Using supernetting, the network address 192.168.2.0/24 and an adjacent address 192.168.3.0/24 can be merged into 192.168.2.0/23. The "23" at the end of the address says that the first 23 bits are the network part of the address, leaving the remaining nine bits for specific host addresses. Supernetting is most often used to combine Class C network addresses and is the basis for most routing protocols currently used on the Internet.

Supernetting was created as a way to solve the problem of routing tables growing beyond the ability of current software and people to manage and to provide a solution to the exhaustion of Class B network address space. Supernetting allows one routing table entry to represent an aggregation of networks much like one area code represents an aggregation of telephone numbers in an area.

Subnetting is the process of breaking down an IP network into smaller sub-networks called "subnets."
A subnet (short for "subnetwork") is an identifiably separate part of an organization's network. Typically, a subnet may represent all the machines at one geographic location, in one building, or on the same local area network (LAN). Having an organization's network divided into subnets allows it to be connected to the Internet with a single shared network address. Without subnets, an organization could get multiple connections to the Internet, one for each of its physically separate subnetworks, but this would require an unnecessary use of the limited number of network numbers the Internet has to assign. It would also require that Internet routing tables on gateways outside the organization would need to know about and have to manage routing that could and should be handled within an organization.

The Internet is a collection of networks whose users communicate with each other. Each communication carries the address of the source and destination networks and the particular machine within the network associated with the user or host computer at each end. This address is called the IP address (Internet Protocol address). This 32-bit IP address has two parts: one part identifies the network (with the network number) and the other part identifies the specific machine or host within the network (with the host number). An organization can use some of the bits in the machine or host part of the address to identify a specific subnet. Effectively, the IP address then contains three parts: the network number, the subnet number, and the machine number.

Answered by Madhurima , an ibibo Master, at 1:24 PM on June 13, 2008

Hi there

Supernetting, also called Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR), is a way to aggregate multiple Internet addresses of the same class. The original Internet Protocol (IP) defines IP addresses in four major classes of address structure, Classes A through D. Each class allocates one portion of the 32-bit Internet address format to a network address and the remaining portion to the specific host machines within the network. Using supernetting, the network address 192.168.2.0/24 and an adjacent address 192.168.3.0/24 can be merged into 192.168.2.0/23. The "23" at the end of the address says that the first 23 bits are the network part of the address, leaving the remaining nine bits for specific host addresses. Supernetting is most often used to combine Class C network addresses and is the basis for most routing protocols currently used on the Internet.

Supernetting was created as a way to solve the problem of routing tables growing beyond the ability of current software and people to manage and to provide a solution to the exhaustion of Class B network address space. Supernetting allows one routing table entry to represent an aggregation of networks much like one area code represents an aggregation of telephone numbers in an area.

Subnetting is the process of breaking down an IP network into smaller sub-networks called "subnets."
A subnet (short for "subnetwork") is an identifiably separate part of an organization's network. Typically, a subnet may represent all the machines at one geographic location, in one building, or on the same local area network (LAN). Having an organization's network divided into subnets allows it to be connected to the Internet with a single shared network address. Without subnets, an organization could get multiple connections to the Internet, one for each of its physically separate subnetworks, but this would require an unnecessary use of the limited number of network numbers the Internet has to assign. It would also require that Internet routing tables on gateways outside the organization would need to know about and have to manage routing that could and should be handled within an organization.

The Internet is a collection of networks whose users communicate with each other. Each communication carries the address of the source and destination networks and the particular machine within the network associated with the user or host computer at each end. This address is called the IP address (Internet Protocol address). This 32-bit IP address has two parts: one part identifies the network (with the network number) and the other part identifies the specific machine or host within the network (with the host number). An organization can use some of the bits in the machine or host part of the address to identify a specific subnet. Effectively, the IP address then contains three parts: the network number, the subnet number, and the machine number.

Answered by Reeta K , an ibibo Master, at 11:41 AM on June 09, 2008

Subnetting is the process of breaking down an IP network into smaller sub-networks called "subnets." Each subnet is a non-physical description (or ID) for a physical sub-network (usually a switched network of host containing a single router in a multi-router network).
Subnet Mask Notation

There are two forms of subnet notation, standard notation and CIDR (Classless Internet Domain Routing) notation. Both versions of notation use a base address (or network address) to define the starting point of the network, such as 192.168.1.0. This means that the network begins at 192.168.1.0 and the first possible host IP address on this subnet would be 192.168.1.1.

In standard subnet mask notation, a four octet numeric value is used as with the base address, for example 255.255.255.0. The standard mask can be calculated by creating four binary values for each octet, and assigning the binary digit of .1. to the network potion, and assigning the binary digit of .0. to the network potion. In the example above this value would be 11111111.11111111.11111111.000 00000. In combination with the base address you have a subnet definition, in this case the subnet in standard notation would be 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0.

In CIDR notation, the number of 1.s in the binary version of the mask are counted from the left, and that number is appended to the end of the base address following a slash (/). In the example here the subnet would be listed in CIDR notation as 192.168.1.0/24.

Answered by Om Prakash , an ibibo Master, at 6:33 PM on June 06, 2008

well
Subnetting is the process of breaking down an IP network into smaller sub-networks called "subnets." Each subnet is a non-physical description (or ID) for a physical sub-network (usually a switched network of host containing a single router in a multi-router network).

There are two forms of subnet notation, standard notation and CIDR (Classless Internet Domain Routing) notation. Both versions of notation use a base address (or network address) to define the starting point of the network, such as 192.168.1.0. This means that the network begins at 192.168.1.0 and the first possible host IP address on this subnet would be 192.168.1.1.
The Internet is a collection of networks whose users communicate with each other. Each communication carries the address of the source and destination networks and the particular machine within the network associated with the user or host computer at each end. This address is called the IP address (Internet Protocol address). This 32-bit IP address has two parts: one part identifies the network (with the network number) and the other part identifies the specific machine or host within the network (with the host number). An organization can use some of the bits in the machine or host part of the address to identify a specific subnet. Effectively, the IP address then contains three parts: the network number, the subnet number, and the machine number.

Answered by jaivir , an ibibo Master, at 5:18 PM on June 06, 2008

Subnetting is the process of breaking down an IP network into smaller sub-networks called "subnets." Each subnet is a non-physical description (or ID) for a physical sub-network (usually a switched network of host containing a single router in a multi-router network).

There are two forms of subnet notation, standard notation and CIDR (Classless Internet Domain Routing) notation. Both versions of notation use a base address (or network address) to define the starting point of the network, such as 192.168.1.0. This means that the network begins at 192.168.1.0 and the first possible host IP address on this subnet would be 192.168.1.1.
The Internet is a collection of networks whose users communicate with each other. Each communication carries the address of the source and destination networks and the particular machine within the network associated with the user or host computer at each end. This address is called the IP address (Internet Protocol address). This 32-bit IP address has two parts: one part identifies the network (with the network number) and the other part identifies the specific machine or host within the network (with the host number). An organization can use some of the bits in the machine or host part of the address to identify a specific subnet. Effectively, the IP address then contains three parts: the network number, the subnet number, and the machine number.

Answered by Sharad Singh , an ibibo Master, at 1:47 PM on June 06, 2008

hello rakesh Subnetting is the process of breaking down an IP network into smaller sub-networks called "subnets." Each subnet is a non-physical description (or ID) for a physical sub-network (usually a switched network of host containing a single router in a multi-router network
and super natting is Short for Classless Inter-Domain Routing, an IP addressing scheme that replaces the older system based on classes A, B, and C. With CIDR, a single IP address can be used to designate many unique IP addresses. A CIDR IP address looks like a normal IP address except that it ends with a slash followed by a number, called the IP network prefix. For example:
172.200.0.0/16

The IP network prefix specifies how many addresses are covered by the CIDR address, with lower numbers covering more addresses. An IP network prefix of /12, for example, can be used to address 1,048,576 former Class C addresses.

CIDR addresses reduce the size of routing tables and make more IP addresses available within organizations.

CIDR is also called supernetting
for more inf check http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/CID R.html

Answered by raj u , an ibibo Master, at 1:28 PM on June 06, 2008

well Rakesh, Subnetting is the process of breaking down an IP network into smaller sub-networks called "subnets." Each subnet is a non-physical description (or ID) for a physical sub-network (usually a switched network of host containing a single router in a multi-router network).

There are two forms of subnet notation, standard notation and CIDR (Classless Internet Domain Routing) notation. Both versions of notation use a base address (or network address) to define the starting point of the network, such as 192.168.1.0. This means that the network begins at 192.168.1.0 and the first possible host IP address on this subnet would be 192.168.1.1.
The Internet is a collection of networks whose users communicate with each other. Each communication carries the address of the source and destination networks and the particular machine within the network associated with the user or host computer at each end. This address is called the IP address (Internet Protocol address). This 32-bit IP address has two parts: one part identifies the network (with the network number) and the other part identifies the specific machine or host within the network (with the host number). An organization can use some of the bits in the machine or host part of the address to identify a specific subnet. Effectively, the IP address then contains three parts: the network number, the subnet number, and the machine number.

Answered by satyaiitk , an ibibo Master, at 10:25 AM on June 06, 2008