Autosave: 2024-09-01 14:00:03

zk/IP_addresses.md

@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ align with the octet boundary. For instance, the prefix could be 25 bits in
 length, rather than 24. In this case it would "steal" one bit from the host
 section making it 23 bits in length.)
 
+Any changes to the length of the network prefix change the number of hosts
+available on the subnet. If the network prefix is longer, the number of unique
+hosts is reduced. If the network prefix is shorted, the number of unique hosts
+is increased.
+
 ## Identifying the network and host groupings
 
 Given that the network prefix and host identifier do not always stick to set
@@ -76,7 +81,8 @@ can be represented with a single 8-bit number and 0 is the smallest):
 In the binary form, the 1 values represent the bits which designate the network
 address and the 0 values represent the bits that designate the host.
 
-In the example above this corresonds to the idealised 32-bit/8-bit ratio.
+In the example above this corresponds to the idealised 32-bit:8-bit ratio of
+CIDR /24.
 
 There is a clever consequence of the subnet mask: if you apply a bitwise AND
 operator against the IP address and mask (both in their binary form) you can
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ determine whether two addresses are on the same network.
 To compare the IP address 192.168.1.23 against 192.168.1.100 to demonstrate:
 
 ```
-192.168.1.23;
+192.168.1.23:
 IP:     11000000.10101000.00000001.00010111
 Mask:   11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000
 Result: 11000000.10101000.00000001.00000000
@@ -101,6 +107,50 @@ After applying the bitwise AND logic we see that the result is identical for
 both IPs indicating they are on the same network (share the same network
 prefix), whilst the host value is "masked".
 
-// Example of not matching
+Here is a scenario where the subnet mask indicates that two IPs are not on the
+shared network:
 
-// Are there masks other than 255.255.255.0?
+```
+192.168.1.23:
+IP:     11000000.10101000.00000001.00010111
+Mask:   11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000
+Result: 11000000.10101000.00000001.00000000
+___________________________________
+
+192.168.2.1
+IP:     11000000.10101000.00000010.00000001
+Mask:   11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000
+Result: 11000000.10101000.00000010.00000000
+
+```
+
+255.255.255.0 is not the only possible subnet mask. There are masks
+corresponding to ratios other than CIDR /24. For example:
+
+- 255.0.0.0 (/8)
+- 255.255.0.0 (/8)
+- 255.255.255.192 (/26)
+- 255.255.255.240 (/28)
+
+As noted previously, the different ratios will obviously affect the number of
+unique hosts available on the subnet.
+
+## Determining the range of hosts: practical example
+
+Let's say we have the following IP address expressed in CIDR: 192.168.0.133/27.
+In binary this would be:
+
+```
+110000000.10101000.00000000.100--00101
+```
+
+The `--` indicates the demarcation point between the network prefix and the bits
+designated for the host. 32 - 27 leaves us 5 bits for our range of hosts. This
+gives us 2^5 = 32 unique host values.
+
+In fact it will actually be 30 values since the first value (`00000`) will be
+used to identify the network itself and the last value (`11111`) will be the
+broadcast address - the address used when a message needs to be sent to all
+hosts on the network.
+
+An actual host address in this range is included in the example: `00101`.

zk/Internet_Layer_of_Internet_Protocol.md

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ interfacing with the other.
 The Internet Layer utilises the **Internet Protocol** to determine how devices
 will be publicly identified to devices on other networks and how different
 devices on the same local network will be distinguished from outside of this
-network. This is achieved through Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
+network. This is achieved through
+[Internet Protocol (IP) addresses](./IP_addresses.md).
 
 ## Packets
 
@@ -34,4 +35,4 @@ data between sent between hosts. The header contains a source IP address and a
 destination IP address and also specifies which version of the Internet Protocol
 is being used.
 
-// Separate entry on anatomy of IP address
+// Need to find out more about packets work.