Chapter6
NetworkProtocol
Configuration
TableofContents
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ARPConguration..............................................................61
IPAddressConfiguration
IPAddressOverview
IPaddressisnetworklayeraddressintheIPprotocolstack.One
IPaddressiscomposedoftwoparts:
�NetworkbitidentifyingthenetworktowhichthisIPaddress
belongs.
�Hostbitidentifyingacertainhostinthenetwork.
Address
Classication
IPaddressesaredividedintoveclasses:A,B,C,DandE.Front
threeclassesarecommonlyused.AddressesofclassDarenet-
workmulticastaddressesandaddressesofclassEarereserved
classes.RangeofeachclassisshowninTable5.
TABLE5IPADDRESSFOREACHCLASS
Class
Prex
Characteristic
Bit
Network
Bit
HostBit
Range
ClassA
0824
0.0.0.0to
127.255.255.255
ClassB
101616
128.0.0.0to
191.255.255.255
ClassC
110248
192.0.0.0to
223.255.255.255
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