248.0. TABLE 13-2 SHOWS THE POSSIBLE VALUES FOR AN OCTET IN A...

255.255.248.0. Table 13-2 shows the possible values for an octet in a custom subnet

mask.

Table 13-2 Custom Subnet Mask ValuesBinary Value Decimal Value

10000000 128

11000000 192

11100000 224

11110000 240

11111000 248

11111100 252

11111110 254

In the classful method, each of the four numbers in a subnet mask can be only the

maximum value 255 or the minimum value 0. The four numbers are then arranged as

contiguous octets of 255, followed by contiguous octets of 0. For example, 255.255.0.0

is a valid subnet mask, whereas 255.0.255.0 is not. The 255 octets identify the network

ID, and the 0 octets identify the host ID. For example, the subnet mask 255.255.0.0

identifies the network ID as the first two numbers in the IP address.

When subnetting an existing network ID to create additional subnets, you can use any

of the preceding subnet masks with any IP address or network ID. So the IP address