2. VLSM
Last edited January 29, 2009
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Variable Length Subnet Masking
This is to be used when CIDR is inaproppriate.  Allows you to use different amount of bits for each subnet.

Network scheme:
Subnet1 36 hosts
Subnet2 9 hosts
Subnet3 5 hosts
Subnet4 6 hosts

With CIDR it is impossible to have a network with 36 hosts, but 4 subnets, failing splitting the first network into two subnets you can use VLSM to solve this problem
Example
               bits    net - host         wire   first     last   bcast   s/n      
Sales        6       01 000001      .64     .65     .126  .127    .192/26
Managm    4       1000 0001      .128   .129   .142  .143    .240/28
Finance     3       10010 001      .144   .145   .150  .151    .248/29
Goods       3       10011 001      .152   .153   .158  .159    .248/29
Example
                pcs    net - host         wire   first  last bcast   s/n      
Sales        11     001 00001      .32     .33    .62  .63    .224/27
Managm    4       01000 001      .64     .65   .70  .71     .248/29
Finance     4       01001 001      .72    .73   .78  .79      .248/29
Goods       4       01010 001      .80    .81   .86  .87      .248/29
Cashflw     4       01011 001      .88    .89   .90  .91      .248/29
Secrty       2       011000 01      .92    .93   .94  .95      .252/30
Example
               pcs    net - host         wire   first     last   bcast   s/n      
HOD        36       01 000001      .64     .65     .126  .127    .192/26
PQ           9       1000 0001      .128   .129   .142  .143    .240/28
HOC         7       1001 0001      .144   .145   .158  .159    .240/28
CM           3       10100 001      .160   .161   .166  .167    .248/29
AO           2       101010 01      .168   .169   .170  .171    .252/30
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