Question

how can one assign network addresses to 500 hosts?

Answer 1

Depends on how you're doing the roll out. If they're all going to be on one network, you can't have a netmask longer than 23 bits, which will give you 512 total addresses.

Answer 2

DHCP, Static IP, RADIUS, and a few others.

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

@deviant15 what do you mean by "no"? does it mean the assignment is impossible?

Answer 5

I have personally done a Class B through DHCP and some interesting ones with RADIUS. Static always works. So as for what "no" means, I have no clue. It really depends on what you have available to you.

Answer 6

thanx a lot for dat. i appreciate your humble concern.