How to determine the gateway for a packet with destination address 172.16.23.5 using the routing table?

Question

Network administration

If possible, write in order.

Answer 1

How to determine the gateway for a packet with destination address 172.16.23.5 using the routing table?

1. Look at the destination address
2. Look at the table
3. Look carefully at the table for the smallest suitable range

Answer 2

Read about the subnet mask
See which mask matches the given address
Select the gateway according to the appropriate mask

Answer 3

Determine whether the address matches the second or second and third lines (calculate the number of hosts in the subnet using the mask).