Final answer:
After reserving 5 IP addresses for printers from a DHCP pool with a /24 subnet, there are 249 IP addresses remaining available for assignment to other hosts.
Step-by-step explanation:
The address pool of a DHCP server is configured with 10.7.30.0/24, which means there are 256 IP addresses available ranging from 10.7.30.0 to 10.7.30.255. Since the network address (10.7.30.0) and the broadcast address (10.7.30.255) cannot be assigned, this leaves 254 assignable IP addresses. If the network administrator reserves 5 IP addresses for printers, we subtract those from the available IP addresses.
- Total IP addresses: 256 (10.7.30.0 to 10.7.30.255)
- Non-assignable addresses: 2 (Network address and broadcast address)
- Assignable addresses: 254
- Reserved for printers: 5
- Available for other hosts: 254 - 5 = 249
Therefore, there are 249 IP addresses left in the pool to be assigned to other hosts.