Experiment 3

CISCO Packet Tracer

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Section: _____________

Professor: ________________________________

Date: ________________

DURATION: 3 Hours
OBJECTIVES:

To become familiar with the basic features and functions of CISCO Packet Tracer.

BACKGROUND:
Packet Tracer is a medium fidelity, network-capable, simulation-based learning
environment for networking novices to design, configure, and troubleshoot computer networks
at a CCNA-level of complexity. Packet Tracer is an integrated simulation, visualization,
collaboration, and assessment environment. Packet Tracer supports student and instructor
creation of simulations, visualizations, and animations of networking phenomena. Like any
simulation, Packet Tracer relies on a simplified model of networking devices and protocols. Real
computer networks, experienced both in-person/hands-on and remotely, remain the
benchmark for understanding network behaviour and developing networking skills. Packet
Tracer was created to help address the Digital Divide in networking education, where many
students and teachers lack access to equipment, bandwidth, and interactive modes of learning
networking.

MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT:

Computer or Laptop with CISCO Packet Tracer V 5.3 installed

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PROCEDURE:
Part 1. Device Category
a. Open your CISCO Packet Tracer. At the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, point the
cursor pointer in each component at the device category. List down the name of each
component and place it in the space provided below.
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b. Select Routers from the device category. What models of routers are available for the
users?
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c. Identify other models available in each component present in the device category. Write
your answers on the space provided below.
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Part 2: Creating a simple logical network

a. Click the Hubs in the device category and choose the Generic Hub and place it to the
design area (drag and drop).
b. Click the End Devices in the device category and choose the Generic Desktop and place
it in the design area (drag and drop).
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c. Select Connections from the bottom left-hand corner. Choose a Copper Straightthrough cable type. Click the first host, PC0, and assign the cable to the Fast
Ethernet connector. Click the hub, Hub0, and select a connection port, Port 0, to
connect to PC0.
d. Repeat Step c for the second PC, PC1, to connect the PC to Port 1 on the hub. *There
should be green dots at both ends of each cable connection. If not, check the cable type
selected.

Part 3: Configure host names and IP addresses on the PCs

a. Click PC0. A PC0 window will appear.
b. From the PC0 window, select the Config tab. Change the PC Display Name to PCA. (An error message window will appear warning that changing the device name
may affect scoring of the activity. Ignore this error message.) Select the
FastEthernet tab on the left and add the IP address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet
mask of255.255.255.0. Close the PC-A configuration window by selecting the x in
the upper right-hand corner.
c. Click PC1.
d. Select the Config tab. Change the PC Display Name to PC-B. Select
the FastEthernet tab on the left and add the IP address of 192.168.1.2 and
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Close the PC-B configuration window.

Part 3: Observe the flow of data from PC-A to PC-B by creating network traffic
a. Switch to Simulation mode by selecting the tab that is partially hidden behind
the Realtime tab in the bottom right-hand corner. The tab has the icon of a
stopwatch on it.
b. Click the Edit Filters button in the Event List Filters area. Clicking the Edit Filters
button will create a pop-up window. In the pop-up window, click the Show
All/None box to deselect every filter. Select just the ARP and ICMP filters.
c. Select a Simple PDU by clicking the closed envelope on the right vertical toolbar.
Move your cursor to the display area of your screen. Click PC-A to establish the
source. Move your cursor to PC-B and click to establish the destination.
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**Notice that two envelopes are now positioned beside PC-A. One envelope is
ICMP, while the other is ARP. The Event List in the Simulation Panel will identify
exactly which envelope represents ICMP and which represents ARP.
d. Select Auto Capture / Play from the Play Controls area of the Simulation Panel.
Below the Auto Capture / Play button is a horizontal bar, with a vertical button
that controls the speed of the simulation. Dragging the button to the right will
speed up the simulation, while dragging it to the left will slow down the
simulation.
e. The animation will run until the message window No More Events appears. All
requested events have been completed. Select OK to close the message box.
f. Choose the Reset Simulation button in the Simulation Panel. Notice that the ARP
envelope is no longer present. This has reset the simulation but has not cleared
any configuration changes or dynamic table entries, such as ARP table entries.
The ARP request is not necessary to complete the ping command because PC-A
already has the MAC address in the ARP table.
g. Choose the Capture / Forward button. The ICMP envelope will move from the
source to the hub and stop. The Capture / Forward button allow you to run the
simulation one step at a time. Continue selecting the Capture / Forward button
until you complete the event.
h. Choose the Power Cycle Devices button on the bottom left, above the device
icons.
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An error message will appear asking you to confirm reset. Choose Yes. Now both
the ICMP and ARP envelopes are present again. The Reset Network button will
clear any configuration changes not saved and will clear all dynamic table
entries, such as the ARP and MAC table entries.

j.

Write your observations below.

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Part 4: View ARP Tables on each PC

a. Choose the Auto Capture / Playbutton to repopulate the ARP table on the PCs.
Click OK when the No More Events message appears.
b. Select the magnifying glass on the right vertical tool bar.
c. Click PC-A. The ARP table for PC-A will appear. Notice that PC-A does have an
ARP entry for PC-B. View the ARP table for PC-B. Close all ARP table windows.
d. Click Select Tool on the right vertical tool bar. (This is the first icon present in the
toolbar.)
e. Click PC-A and select the Desktoptab.
f. Select the Command Prompt and type the command arp -a and pressenter to
view the ARP table from the desktop view. Close the PC-A configuration window.
g. Examine the ARP table for PC-B.
h. Close the PC-B configuration window.
i. Write your observation below about simulation using the packet tracer.
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Part 5: Set up the network topology

a. Open a new CISCO Packet Tracer. Add four PCs and a Cisco 2950T switch.
b. Using straight-through cables, connect PC0 to interface Fa0/1 on Switch0, PC1 to
interface Fa0/2, PC2 to interface Fa0/3 and PC3 to interface Fa0/4 on Switch0.
c. Configure PC0 using the Config tab in the PC0 configuration window:
1. IP Address: 192.168.10.10
2. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
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d. Configure PC1 using the Config tab in the PC1 configuration window:
1. IP Address: 192.168.10.11
2. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

e. Configure PC2 using the Config tab in the PC1 configuration window:
1. IP Address: 192.168.10.12
2. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

f. Configure PC3 using the Config tab in the PC1 configuration window:
1. IP Address: 192.168.10.13
2. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Part 6: Test connectivity from PC0 to PC1

a. Use the ping command to test connectivity.
b. Click PC0.
c. Choose the Desktop tab.
d. Choose Command Prompt.
e. Type ping 192.168.10.11 and press enter.
f. Write your observations below.
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Part 7: Test connectivity in the other PCs

a. Click other PCs and perform ping command to test the connectivity between PC0 and
PC2, PC0 and PC3, PC0 and PC4.
b. Write your observations below.
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c. Check also the connections using ping command between PC1 and to other PCs.
d. Write your observations below.
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e. Check also the connections using ping command between PC2 and to other PCs.
f. Write your observations below.
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g. Check also the connections using ping command between PC3 and to other PCs.
h. Write your observations below.
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