Problem
You have been hired to set up a network that includes two LANs. You have two switches, two routers, and several hosts (you can limit yourself to one host for each LAN for the sake of simplicity when diagramming). Your job is to plan the IP addresses, subnet mask, default gateways, and IP addresses for these LANs as you connect them together with the routers.
You have the network address of 172.16.0.0. Choose your subnet mask and subnet addresses.
The first step is to make a diagram of your network. Include the following information on your diagram:
• The overall network address and subnet mask.
• Graphics with subtitles for each router, switch, and host.
• Lines or lightning bolts to represent each circuit.
• The network address for each subnet.
• The IP address for each router interface.
• The IP addresses and default gateways for each host.