This Homework Is Due By 11:59 PM on October 27, 2013

  1. Explain how ICMP messages are encapsulated.

  2. Should ICMP messages contain a timestamp that specifies when they are sent? Why of why not?

  3. Should a router give ICMP messages priority over normal traffic? Why or why not?

  4. Given the class B network address 128.10 will be divided into subnets. Compute (a) the minimum number of bits necessary to obtain the number of subnets required, (b) the maximum number of hosts in each subnet, and (c) write the dotted decimal address for each of the following scenarios:
    Max # Of Subnets (a)
    Min # Of Subnet Bits     		(b)
    Max # Of Hosts/Subnet     		Subnet # Host # (c)
    Dotted Decimal IP Address
    60 55 78
    60 28 868
    118 97 245
    118 115 428
    28 19 255
    28 21 1303
    270 265 29
    515 499 31
    515 265 29

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