To determine the last possible IP address in the DHCP server's pool, let's first establish the subnet based on the provided static IP addresses.
The given static IP addresses are:
- Linksys server: 192.168.0.1
- Cisco server: 192.168.0.249
Assuming the subnet mask for the 192.168.0.0 network is 255.255.255.0 (/24), the valid IP address range for this subnet is:
- Network address: 192.168.0.0
- First usable IP address: 192.168.0.1
- Last usable IP address: 192.168.0.254
- Broadcast address: 192.168.0.255
Now, the static IP addresses 192.168.0.1 (Linksys server) and 192.168.0.249 (Cisco server) occupy the following addresses:
- 192.168.0.1: Assigned to Linksys server (first usable IP address)
- 192.168.0.249: Assigned to Cisco server (which is well within the range)
The DHCP server can dynamically assign the remaining IP addresses in the range from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254, excluding the assigned static IPs.
Let’s break down the available IP address range for DHCP based on the static assignments:
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The pool starts from the first usable IP address: 192.168.0.2
- (as 192.168.0.1 is taken for the Linksys server)
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The pool ends at the last usable IP address: 192.168.0.254
- (which is just before the broadcast address)
Now, from 192.168.0.2 up to 192.168.0.248 can be assigned dynamically by the DHCP server. The last possible IP address that the DHCP server can assign, considering that 192.168.0.249 is assigned statically to the Cisco server, is:
192.168.0.248
This is the last available IP address in the DHCP server's pool.
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