<P> The number of addresses usable for addressing specific hosts in each network is always 2 - 2, where N is the number of rest field bits, and the subtraction of 2 adjusts for the use of the all - bits - zero host portion for network address and the all - bits - one host portion as a broadcast address . Thus, for a Class C address with 8 bits available in the host field, the number of hosts is 254 . </P> <P> Today, IP addresses are associated with a subnet mask . This was not required in a classful network because the mask was implicitly derived from the IP address itself . Any network device would inspect the first few bits of the IP address to determine the class of the address . </P> <P> The blocks numerically at the start and end of classes A, B and C were originally reserved for special addressing or future features, i.e., 0.0. 0.0 / 8 and 127.0. 0.0 / 8 are reserved in former class A; 128.0. 0.0 / 16 and 191.255. 0.0 / 16 were reserved in former class B but are now available for assignment; 192.0. 0.0 / 24 and 223.255. 255.0 / 24 are reserved in former class C . </P> <P> While the 127.0. 0.0 / 8 network is a Class A network, it is designated for loopback and cannot be assigned to a network . </P>

Which of the following networks has the largest amount of ip addresses for hosts