Problem in connecting to server

i have one server its ip is 10.100.108.253
subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
default gateway is : 10.100.108.1

client 1 ip :10.100.42.83
subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
default gateway is :10.100.42.1

client 2 ip :10.100.42.76
subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
default gateway is :10.100.42.1


what i need to do, please rply
client is not connecting with the sever

This isn't a homework assignment is it?

sorry but i am unable to sovle the problem.
help me out to connect my remote clinet to server.
please tell me what procedure should i use to rectify the problem

i will gratefull to you

So it is homework related. I won't solve it for you, but I'll help you figure it out. What's different between the IP address of the server, and the IP address(es) of the client machines?

server ip is 10.100.108.253
subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
default gateway is : 10.100.108.1

client ip :10.100.42.83
subnetmask : 255.255.255.0
default gateway is :10.100.42.1

In IPv4 (which you are using), the subnet mask determines which IP addresses belong to the same Subnet. The mask is applied bit wise to the address. In your particular case it is very simple, as the last byte (8 bits) is zero. Therefore, if the first 3 bytes of the destination address compare or match with the first 3 bytes of the source address, the 2 addresses are on the same subnet and packets will be routed directly. If they don't compare, packets will be routed to the gateway. In your case, the first 3 bytes do not compare, so they are not on the same subnet.

J.A. Coutts