Packet Tracer Practical Tips

Nishant M Gandhi
Teaching Assistant,
Computer Engineering Department,
S V National Institute of Technology, Surat.
Nishantgandhi99@gmail.com

Introduction:
Packet Tracer is a proprietary tool of Cisco. It is used to
create & simulate network virtually. It gives same
environment virtually as it exists physically. So what
you do need to do and work same on all virtually
provided devices as you are working with them
physically. This is the beauty of this tool. This tool is
widely used in CCNA training.
This tool gives all type of network devices require to
create one real time working network and also provide
same interface as if you are working on real device.
Packet Tracer WIKI is available. You can read more online about it. Here my
focus is how to use it

Different Operation:

Q1. How to set up instruments?

A1. Click on instrument. Then click on page to drop it.
Q2. How to connect different instruments with
cables?
A2. On left bottom cornet you will find sign like

From here you can select your cable

Q3. How to set IP Address in any PC/Laptop or
Server?
A3. Select PC in which you want to set IP Address, Click
on it. One menu will open having three tabs: Physical,
Config, Desktop.
Select Desktop and go to IP Configuration. Here you
can set IP Addresses.
Q4. How to set IP Address in Router?
A4. Select Router , click on it. One menu will open
having three tabs: Physical, Config, CLI.
Select Config.
Select Interface in which you want to set IP,
i.e.FastEthernet4/0.
Set IP Address in it & Check the ON check box.

Q5. What to do if Router doesnt have enough

Ethernet port to connect?
A5. In most of the Routers, It has free physical slots
which you can fill up, if you want to connect more
devices with Router.
Select Router,
Select tab Physical,
Now on left side there is list of different kind of Ethernet
cards whose detail is given in bottom.
Select the one you want.
Now switch off the Router from the right top side on the
picture of router.
Now Drag the Ethernet card from right bottom most
side and drop it on Routers empty slot.

Switch on the Router again.

Q6. How to Configure RIP in Router?

A6. In RIP configuration, You just need to enter the
network address of all interface that are directly
connected with your Router. In other word, you need to
add all the network addresses which you have entered
in different Ethernet cards in your router.
i.e.
You have Router 1.
You have configured
FastEthernet 4/0 with 192.168.0.1/24
FastEthernet 5/0 with 192.168.1.1/24
FastEthernet 6/0 with 192.168.2.1/24
So for RIP

You need to enter three network addresses

192.168.0.0
192.168.1.0
192.168.2.0

1)

One Network(with one PC) One Switch:

Step1: Put one PC & One Generic Switch

Step2: Connect them both with copper straight cable
Step3: Open property of My PC >> Desktop >> IP
Configure
Now set following,
IP Address:
192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
You Are UP!!!!!!!!

2)

Two Network(two PC each) One Switch:

Step1: Put four PC & One Generic Switch

PC0 & PC1 for Network 1
PC2 & PC3 for Network 2
Step2: Connect them all with copper straight cable
Step3: Set following IP & Mask
PC Name
PC0
PC1
PC2
PC3

IP Address
192.168.0.1
192.168.0.2
172.16.0.1
172.16.0.2

Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.0.0
255.255.0.0

Try to ping each other and see what happens

Observation: Though they are connected with each

other with single switch only PC0&PC1 can
communicate with each other and PC2&PC3 can
communicate with each other.
Conclusion: For two computers to communicate, they
must be in same logical network.

3)

Two Network Two Switch One Router:

Step1: Put four PC, One Generic Switch & One Generic
Router
PC0 & PC1 for Network 1
PC2 & PC3 for Network 2
Step2: Connect them all(Switch & PCs) with copper
straight cable
Step3: Connect Switches with Router using Fiber Cable
Step4: Set following IP & Mask
PC Name
PC0
PC1
PC2
PC3

IP Address
192.168.0.2
192.168.0.3
172.16.0.2
172.16.0.3

Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.0.0
255.255.0.0

Step5: Set the Routers FastEthernet IP Address in its

respective Interface IP Configuration as follow.
Interface
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Cable connected with
192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
Switch 0
Cable connected with
172.16.0.1
255.255.0.0
Switch 1
Try to ping each other and see what happens
Observation: Two network 192.168.0.0/24 and
172.16.0.0/16 can communicate now. We have not
specified(applied) any routing algorithm.
Conclusion: With Router, We can make communication
between two different networks. When different
networks are connected with only one router then they
dont need to use routing algorithm because router
knows the all networks and where to send packets.

4)

Two Network Two Switch Two Router:

Step1: Put four PC, One Generic Switch & One Generic
Router
PC0 & PC1 for Network 1
PC2 & PC3 for Network 2
Step2: Connect them all(Switch & PCs) with copper
straight cables
Step3: Connect Switches with Router using Fiber
Cables
Step4: Connect Routers with Fiber Cables
Step5: Set following IP & Mask

PC Name
PC0
PC1
PC2
PC3

IP Address
192.168.0.2
192.168.0.3
192.168.1.2
192.168.1.3

Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0

Step6: Set the Routers FastEthernet IP Address in its

respective Interface IP Configuration as follow.
Router 0:
Interface
Cable connected with
Switch 0
Cable connected with
Router 1
Router 1:
Interface
Cable connected with
Switch 1
Cable connected with
Router 0

IP Address
192.168.0.1

Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0

172.16.0.1

255.255.255.0

IP Address
192.168.1.1

Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0

172.16.0.2

255.255.255.0

Step7: Add network address in RIP for routing the

packets.
Router 0:
192.168.0.0
172.16.0.0
Router 1:
192.168.1.0
172.16.0.0

Try to ping each other and see what happens

Observation: Two network 192.168.0.0/24 and
192.168.1.0/24 can communicate now. We have to
configure routing algorithm (In our case RIP).
Conclusion: With Router, We can make communication
between two different networks. When different
networks are connected with more than router then we
need to use routing algorithm because router has to
decide where to send packets.

5)
Three Network Three Switch Three
Router:

Step1: Put six

Generic Router
PC0 & PC1
PC2 & PC3
PC4 & PC5

PC, three Generic Switch & three

for Network 1
for Network 2
for Network 3

Step2: Connect them all(Switch & PCs) with copper

straight cables
Step3: Connect Switches with Router using Fiber
Cables
Step4: Connect Routers with Fiber Cables
Step5: Set following IP & Mask
PC Name
PC0
PC1
PC2
PC3
PC4
PC5

IP Address
192.168.0.2
192.168.0.3
192.168.1.2
192.168.1.3
192.168.2.2
192.168.2.3

Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0

Step6: Set the Routers FastEthernet IP Address in its

respective Interface IP Configuration as follow.
Router 0:
Interface
Cable connected with
Switch 0
Cable connected with
Router 1
Router 1:
Interface
Cable connected with
Switch 1
Cable connected with
Router 0
Cable connected with
Router 2

IP Address
192.168.0.1

Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0

172.16.0.1

255.255.255.0

IP Address
192.168.1.1

Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0

172.16.0.2

255.255.255.0

172.16.1.1

255.255.255.0

Router 2:
Interface
Cable connected with
Switch 2
Cable connected with
Router 1

IP Address
192.168.2.1

Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0

172.16.1.2

255.255.255.0

Step7: Add network address in RIP for routing the

packets.
Router 0:
192.168.0.0
172.16.0.0
Router 1:
192.168.1.0
172.16.0.0
Router 2:
192.168.2.0
172.16.0.0
Try to ping each other and see what happens
Observation: Three network 192.168.0.0/24 and
192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.2.0/24 can communicate
now. We have to configure routing algorithm (In our
case RIP).
Conclusion: With Routers, We can make
communication between many different networks.

THE END