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Asked: 2026-06-14T14:24:43+00:00

A Networking MCQ question came in Gate 2008 not a homework. Host X has

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A Networking MCQ question came in Gate 2008 not a homework.
Host X has IP address 192.168.1.97 and is connected through two Routers R1 and R2 to another host Y with IP address 192.168.1.80. Router R1 has IP address 192.168.1.135 and 192.168.1.110. R2 has IP addresses 192.168.1.67and 192.168.1.155 The netmask used in network is 255.255.255.224.
How many distinct subnets are guarenteed to already exist in network? Options (a)1 (b)2 (c)3 (d)6 and Which IP address should X configure its gateway as? options should be one of the router addresses given for R1 and R2

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  1. Editorial Team

    Your setup is using 3 subnets (Host X - R1, R1 - R2, R2 - Host Y). You should have 8 subnets in total and 30 available hosts per subnet.

    Host X should normally configure the connected router interface as his default gateway, so 192.168.1.110.

    Checkout both links for more info on subnetting:

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