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why subnet?

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llam

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Feb 12, 2002
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I know it is such a stupid question to ask, but what is subnet? as far as i know, each physical segment should have its own subnet. the part that i don't understand is that assuming my small network is 192.168.0.0/24, if i need another network/subnet due to expansion, i can have 192.168.1.0/24, right? why i need 192.168.0.0/25 and 192.168.0.128/25? 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.0 are private networks anyway. I am just too confused to present my question more clearly. Please help.
 
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