Packet Tracer Network Simulator

Packet Tracer Network Simulator is a practical guide that thoroughly explains the features and uses of Packet Tracer with the help of practical examples that will help you to create your own complex topologies and emulate learning environments. This book will cover using Packet Tracer with PCs, laptops, and servers, with a brief description of its usage with other end devices like tablets and televisions. You will learn about different connectors, start creating network topologies, and configure them with Cisco commands. After testing connectivity with complex PDUs, you will also be able to use the simulation mode to analyze packet flow.

This book covers advanced topics which will help you learn how to configure Cisco devices without commands. You will learn about the configuration of IPv4 and IPv6 routing and also how to troubleshoot networks by looking at the live flow of packets. The book will teach you how to set up wireless devices and how to demonstrate their proximity with physical simulation. You will also learn how to create practical networking assessments with a scoring model.

Once you’ve finished the book, you will be able to make the best use of your simulator to create and plan limitless network topologies. You will have a good understanding of how to use Packet Tracer to build complex topologies and also how to bring your simulations closer to reality.

What you will learn from this book

• Customize network devices with modules
• Configure routers and switches using examples
• Test connectivity by visualizing packet flow
• Create wireless networks and demonstrate their range
• Develop practical networking assessments with a scoring model
• Understand VLAN, VTP, and trunking
• Assign IPv6 addresses to network and end devices
• Analyze broadcasts in simulation mode

Approach

A practical, fast-paced guide that gives you all the information you need to successfully create networks and simulate them using Packet Tracer.

Who this book is written for

Packet Tracer Network Simulator is aimed at students, instructors, and network administrators who wish to use this simulator to learn how to perform networking instead of investing in expensive, specialized hardware. This book assumes that you have a good amount of Cisco networking knowledge, and it will focus more on Packet Tracer rather than networking.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Packet Tracer
Chapter 2: Network Devices
Chapter 3: Generic IP End Devices
Chapter 4: Creating a Network Topology
Chapter 5: Navigating and Modifying the Physical Workspace
Chapter 6: Configuring Routing with the CLI
Chapter 7: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Chapter 8: IPv6 on Packet Tracer
Chapter 9: Setting Up a Wireless Network
Chapter 10: Configuring VLANs and Trunks
Chapter 11: Creating Packet Tracer Assessments