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What is Subnetting?

Here you will find subnet network overview, ip addressing, address translation, network overview, subnet masking and subnetting overview . A subnet or a subnetwork is a separate part of an organization’s network. In a subnet all the machines are typically in one room, building or at one geographical location. By dividing an organization’s network into the subnets allows it to connect to the internet by using the same shared network address. Without subnet’s an organization may get different connections to access the internet. Subnetting is the modification of a single IP network to create two or more logically different networks. A subnet allows the flow of network traffic between hosts to be segregated based on the configuration of a network. Subnetting can improve the network security and performance by arranging the hosts into the different logical groups . Subnetting is required when one network address needs to be distributed across multiple network segments. Subnetting is require...