Subnet a large software company$$s network using VLSM to waste the least amount of IP addresses as possible. You are given the private address block of $172\mathrm{.}29\mathrm{.}0\mathrm{.}0/16$ to subnet for each company campus. The first subnet is completed for you.

Subnet Name #

Addresses

$($Hosts$)$

Needed #Host Bits Subnet Mask

Dotted Decimal # bits to increment by

Which Octet to increment in New IP Prefix Network Address

Broadcast Address

Central

Campus

$2400(2^12-2>=2400)$

$12255\mathrm{.}255\mathrm{.}240\mathrm{.}0(256-240=)$

$163$rd $/20172\mathrm{.}29\mathrm{.}0\mathrm{.}0172\mathrm{.}29\mathrm{.}15\mathrm{.}255$

North

Campus $2000$

South

Campus $1200$

East

Campus $1000$

West

Campus $550$

NW Campus $475$

SW Campus $450$

NE Campus $400$

SE Campus $300$