Yes, but you will be running into your 10.100.12.x network. The easiest 
solution might be to move to a 10.100.14.x network with a 255.255.254.0 subnet. 
Or go bigger, preparing for future growth. Either way, this is non-trivial. 
Test before you break your network.

Shortest Ever (Incomplete) Subnet Lesson:

 * A subnet mask defines how big your subnet is. The easiest to understand 
subnet masks are A (255.0.0.0), B (255.255.0.0) and C (255.255.255.0). 
 * If your current network has a subnet of 255.255.255.0, you are limited to 
256 possible host addresses. (For example, 10.100.11.0 through 10.100.11.255).
 * To make a subnet bigger, you must change the mask. In this example, the 
_easiest_to_understand_ change is to a subnet of 255.255.0.0. (Which is 65536 
host addresses, ie: 10.100.0.0 through 10.100.255.255)
 * More advanced subnet masks (for example: 255.255.252.0) are very possible. 
But be prepared for a moderate learning curve.
 * There are subnet calculators that can help. One is 
http://www.subnet-calculator.com/

I hope this helps.

--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Adkins
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To: NT System Admin Issues
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Sent: Thu, 05 Jan 2012
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Subject: Expanding a subnet


> With my lack of IP subnetting knowledge.  I have the following need.
> 
> If I have 10.100.10.x network, a 10.100.11.x, and a 10.100.12.x..
> 
> I need to expand my 10.100.11.x network from 254 to 508.  Is that 
> possible?
> 
> Troy Adkins
> Network Administrator
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