Packet Tracer Instructions

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Package Tracer Instructions

Cisco Packet Tracer is a powerful network simulation program that allows us to create a network with an almost unlimited number of devices, encouraging practice, discovery, and troubleshooting. The main objective of Packet Tracer is to serve as a support tool for the Cisco Academy. This tool is extremely useful for both students and teachers. In this page, I will walk you through step by step of how to download, install and build a network lab that we use in the CCNA1 using Package Tracer. This instruction is best for a student who have an account to login to the Cisco Networking Academy home page.

Downloading & Installing Package Tracer

Packet Tracer 5.2 is the latest version of Cisco's simulation software available. To download Package Tracer, follow the instruction below:

How to download

  • Step 1

Go to Cisco Networking Academy home page

(NOTE: Make sure to hold Ctrl key to open the link in a new tab.)


  • Step 2

Login onto the Student Home using your username and password.

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  • Step 3

On the Student Home page, type Package Tracer in the search box and press GO or Enter key to search for the software.

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  • Step 4

Scroll down to find Packet Tracer Software downloads for Students (.html - 0.01MB). Click on the link and a new windows will prompt.

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  • Step 5

To download, click (EXE - 34 MB), or (EXE - 65 MB) if you want to include tutorials in a single package.

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Installation


To install Cisco Package Tracer, follow the step bellow:

  • Step 1

And, then click Run to run the installation process after downloaded.

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The screen shots below will show you through each step of the installation process.

  • Step 2

Click next

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  • Step 3

In oder to install the software, you must check I accept the agreement and click the Next button.

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  • Step 4

Click the Next button.

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  • Step 5

Click the Finish button.

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Now you are completed with installation. The next step will show you how to use Cisco Package Tracer.

Using Cisco Package Tracer

In this session, I will show you how to use Package Tracer by building a basic network.

Below is the topology of the network. I will use the IP Address in this topology to configure the network connection.

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Building Cisco equipment and hardware

Follow the steps bellow to create the network base on the topology above.


  • Step 1

Double click the Cisco Package Tracer icon on the desktop, the Cisco Package Tracer windows will open as shown below:

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  • Step 2

To create the Routers icon locates on the bellow left-hand conner, then click on the models that appear next to the right. Click and draft the model you want to the work area. Click the name of the routers to change them if you want.

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  • Step 3

Click the the Switches icon, and then click and draft the model you want to the work area.

-Follow the step to create PC1, PC2, and the Server.

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  • Step 5

Click on Router1, under Physical tab, you will see the physical device picture under Physical Device View. turn it off, and then click and draft the modules WIC-2T to one of the expansion slots of the router, and then turn it on.

-Follow the same step for Router2.

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Connecting and Cabling


To connect all the devices together, click the Connection icon, and then click the cable icon next to the right to choose the right cable.

  • (Note)Make sure to use the right cables.

From PC1, PC2 and Router1 to the Switch, we use Copper Straight-Through cable. Between Router1and Router2, we use Serial DCE cable. And, between Server and Router2 we use Copper Cross-Over cable.


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Configuring Devices


To make communication between the device, each device needed to be configured correctly.


  • Configuration for the Server:

First, click on the Server and make sure the power is on. Under Desktop tab, click on the IP Configuration icon, and input the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway as shown bellow. Click the red X of the Sever Windows to close the configuration.

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  • PC1 and PC2 are Configured using the same step of Configuration for the Server above.


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  • Configuring Router1:

Now you have all the end devices configured. The next step is to configure the two routers.

Click on the Router1, make sure that the power of the router is on, and then click on the CLI tab. If you see a question says "Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]:" type no and press Enter key. Press Enter key couple times until you see "Router>".

When you see "Router>", copy the command bellow, including the "!", and past the command into the Router1 CLI windows by clicking on the Paste bottom.


!

enable

configure terminal


ip name-server 192.168.254.254

interface Serial0/0/0

ip address 10.10.10.5 255.255.255.252

no shutdown

exit


interface FastEthernet0/0

ip address 172.16.255.254 255.255.0.0

no shutdown

exit


ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.10.10.6

end


copy running-config startup-config


!


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After you paste the command above to the CLI windows, you should see some text like this:

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Close this windows.


  • Configure Router2: Router2 use the same configuration step as Router1 and use the following command:


!

enable

configure terminal


interface FastEthernet0/0

ip address 192.168.254.253 255.255.255.0

no shutdown

exit

interface Serial0/0/0

ip address 10.10.10.6 255.255.255.252

clock rate 64000

no shutdown

exit

ip route 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0 10.10.10.5

end

copy running-config startup-config


!


After you done pasting the above command into the Router2 CLI windows, close the windows.

Now you are done with the configuration. You can save your project for later use.

Examining Devices Communication


In this section I will use the ping and tracert or traceroutcommand to examining the network connectivity to make sure that every device on the network can communicate with each other properly.

In this section, we are examining the communication between PC1 and server.

Examining using ping and tracert commands

  • First Method:

Click on PC1, and under Desktop tab, click on the Command Prompt or Run icon and the command prompt will open. Type ping 192.168.254.254 and press Enter key to see if PC1 can communicate with the Server. Type ping 192.168.254.254 to see how PC1 can route the package to the Sever. Bellow is an example of the ping and tracert command output.

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  • Second Method:

Click on PC2, Click Desktop tab, and under Desktop tab, click on the Web Browser icon. Under Web Browser, type 192.168.254.254 and press Enter key.

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There are several methods to test network connectivity. However, I will not walk you through all the methods. Up to this point, you should know the basic operation of Cisco Package Tracer, and be able to build your own network.


Enjoy!



--Lueyang 02:06, 1 March 2010 (UTC)