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- From: Hank Nussbacher <HANK@VM.BIU.AC.IL>
- Subject: Subnetting and class B nets
- Message-ID: <199208271311.AA25618@spot.Colorado.EDU>
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- Date: 27 Aug 92 16:09:37 IST
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- I am sure someone has already solved this problem since it seems
- like a very common problem. Suppose you have one class B address
- (i.e. 132.64.x.x) and have about 120 small units scattered
- throughout the USA with each around 20-30 systems connected. Now in
- order to interconnect all these subnets of 132.64.x.x we use cisco
- routers with many lines. We want to use the same class B net for
- the lines and not some other network, since that would break
- subnetting rules (you are not allowed to seperate two segments of
- the same class B via a segment of some other class C or B network).
-
- So we choose a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 for the individual
- units and for the lines we would like to use something like
- 255.255.255.248. This way we get greater efficient use from the
- address space, rather than wasting an entire 256 address range space
- for each leased line. If we have 120 lines, we could end up wasting
- 132.64.1.x-132.64.120.x leaving just about 50% of the address space
- for real work. Packing the addresses for the leased lines into one
- segment of the class B network - such as 132.64.1.x makes sense and
- should work. But for some reason (perhaps some subnetting rule),
- the cisco will to not accept two *different* subnet masks for the
- same class B network. The cisco automatically changes the subnet
- mask for all interfaces with the same class B network address to the
- last subnet mask of the last interface set.
-
- I am sure there must be some config command to bypass this problem.
- Or is everyone wasting oodles of address space on their leased line
- subnets?
-
- Thanks,
- Hank Nussbacher
-