A firm is assigned the network part 132.99. It selects an 11-bit subnet part. (20 pts)

a) Draw the bits for the four octets of the IP address of the first host on the first subnet.

b) Convert this answer into dotted decimal notation.

c) Draw the bits for the second host on the third subnet.

d) Convert this into dotted decimal notation.

e) Draw the bits for the last host on the 17th subnet.

f) Convert this answer into dotted decimal notation.

To answer each of these questions, we need to understand how subnetting works and how to calculate the different addresses within a subnet based on the given IP address and subnet mask.

The firm is assigned the network part 132.99 and has selected an 11-bit subnet part. This means that the subnet mask will have 11 bits for the subnet part and the remaining bits for the host part.

a) To find the bits for the IP address of the first host on the first subnet, we need to determine the values of the subnet and host parts. Since the subnet part is 11 bits long, we can represent it as '1' bits, and the host part would be represented as '0' bits. So, the bits for the first host on the first subnet would be '00000000001'.

b) To convert this answer into dotted decimal notation, we divide the bits into four octets (groups of 8 bits) and convert each octet into decimal form. So, the dotted decimal notation for '00000000001' is 0.0.0.1.

c) To find the bits for the second host on the third subnet, we follow the same process but consider the subnet and host parts for the third subnet. Since the subnet part is 11 bits and we need to find the second host, the host part would be '00000000010'.

d) To convert this answer into dotted decimal notation, we divide the bits into four octets and convert each octet into decimal form. So, the dotted decimal notation for '00000000010' is 0.0.0.2.

e) To find the bits for the last host on the 17th subnet, we consider the subnet and host parts for the 17th subnet. Since the subnet part is 11 bits and we need to find the last host, the host part would be '11111111110'.

f) To convert this answer into dotted decimal notation, we divide the bits into four octets and convert each octet into decimal form. So, the dotted decimal notation for '11111111110' is 0.0.15.254.

Please note that this answer assumes that the original IP address provided is the network address and not an assigned IP address within that network.