subnets
classes & ranges
broadcast & network
Troubleshooting
Premise
100

It's the standard subnet mask for 192.168.3.1

What is 255.255.255.0

100

It's the private class A IP range.

What is 10.0.0.1 to 10.255.255.254

100

It's the network number for the class A private IP addresses

10.0.0.0

100
It's what you suspect when you are able to access network resources but not the internet

Gateway setting (IP Address) is wrong

100

It's the wiring that goes from the networking closet to a PC in another room

What is horizontal wiring

200

the subnet mask for 200.111.0.2 /16

What is 255.255.0.0

200

It's the class B private IP address Range

What is 172.16.0.1 to 172.31.255.254

200

It's the command that tells you how long it takes a packet to travel somewhere and back again

What is ping

200

It's the command you enter to clear an IP address

What is ipconfig /release
200
It runs between the PC and the wall, or between the punch-down block and a switch port.

What is  a patch cable.

300

When the IP is 100.0.10.1/ 11, it is the first subnet's number, and it's not usable as an IP address.

100.0.0.0

possible subnets are 100.0.0.0, 100.128.0.0, 100.192.0.0, 100.224.0.0, because the subnet is the first IP address in the range defined by the subnet mask.

possible subnet masks are 255.0.0.0, 255.128.0.0, 255.192.0.0, and 255.224.0.0

300

The class C private IP address range

192.168.0.1 to 192.168.255.254

300

What you do when a WiFi signal seems to not work in a specific area, but it works close by.

What is check for interference.

300

It's the command you enter to test for connectivity with a remote website or another computer.

What is ping  

(example:  Ping 200.100.1.1)

300

Maximum length of a Cat5e cable between the switch and PC

What is 100 meters (327 feet)

400

It's the network number for 110.130.100.1 with a subnet of 255.192.0.0

What is 110.128.0.0

(the first two numbers of the second octet are part of the network number.  possibilities are subnet:

00, 128, 192.  (64 is not a possibility because networks go from left to right without a break in the number)

400

It's the first octet of a class C IP address

What is the range from 192 to 223

400

It's the broadcast number for the class C private IP address range.

What is 192.168.255.255

400

When users are complaining that their WiFi connection is slow or unreliable, you can add one of these to the WAP

What is signal booster

400

It's what you call the wiring between major areas like 2 buildings on a campus or wiring closets on two floors of a building, often fiber optic but doesn't have to be.

What is backbone

500

It's the network number for 222.111.128.1/17

What is 255.255.128.0

500

It's the range of IP Address you will get when a computer can't contact the DHCP server and an APIPA address is assigned.

What is 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254

500

The device that builds a table of MAC addresses and ports, so it can send data to just the PC that it's intended for.

What is a switch

500
It's the Linux command that is similar to ipconfig

What is ifconfig.

500

It's the place where the premise responsibility ends and the ISP's responsibility begins

What is the demarcation point