my ISP recently introduced a new product, a /29 IPv4, on top of the /32 IPv4 and IPv6 that I already get. They simply route the 8 addresses of the /29 to my current IP address. Normally, regular ...

Subnetting and creating subnet masks is often outsourced to consultants, but doing it yourself can be both challenging and rewarding. In the IT world, specifically in networking, there aren’t many ...

The last edition of this column talked about subnets and introduced folding paper as an illustration of how subnets can be understood. This will be very useful as we proceed. MORE IPv4 SUBNETTING ...

My book I'am reading IP fundamentals has gotten a bit confusing when getting combining several subnets which uses more bits for it's subnet number into one single subnet such as combining four /24 ...

A subnet allows the flow of network traffic between hosts to be segregated based on a network configuration. By organizing hosts into logical groups, subnetting can improve network security and ...

In the last two articles, we talked about IPv4 basics (Part IV) (Part V). We introduced the concept of folding a sheet of paper to understand subnetting. Each fold of the paper is a bit borrowed from ...