Packet Tracer - Create a Simple Network

Objectives
In this activity, you will build a simple network in Packet Tracer in the Logical
Workspace.

Part 1: Build a Simple Network

Part 2: Configure the End Devices and Verify Connectivity

Instructions

Part 1: Build a Simple Network

In this part, you will build a simple network by deploying and connecting the network
devices in the Logical Workspace.

Step 1: Add network devices to the workspace.

In this step, you will add a PC, laptop, and a cable modem to the Logical Workspace.

A cable modem is a hardware device that allows communications with an Internet Service
Provider (ISP). The coaxial cable from the ISP is connected to the cable modem, and an
Ethernet cable from the local network is also connected. The cable modem converts the
coaxial connection to an Ethernet connection.

Using the Device-Type Selection Box, add the following devices to the workspace. The
category and sub-category associated with the device are listed below:

= PC: End Devices > End Devices > PC

= Laptop: End Devices > End Devices > Laptop

= Cable Modem: Network Devices > WAN Emulation > Cable Modem

Step 2: Change display names of the nework devices.

a. To change the display names of the network devices, click the device icon in the
Logical Workspace.

b. Click the Config tab in the device configuration window.

 c. Enter the new name of the newly added device into the Display Name field: PC,
Laptop, and Cable Modem.

Step 3: Add the physical cabling between devices on the workspace.

Using the Device-Type Selection Box, add the physical cabling between devices on the
workspace.

a. The PC will need a copper straight-through cable to connect to the wireless router.
Using the Device-Type Selection Box, click Connections (lightning bolt icon). Select
the copper straight-through cable in the Device-Specific Selection Box and attach it to
the FastEthernet0 interface of the PC and the Ethernet 1 interface of the wireless
router.

b. The wireless router will need a copper straight-through cable to connect to the cable
modem. Select the copper straight-through cable in the Device-Specific Selection Box
and attach it to the internet interface of the wireless router and the Port 1 interface of the
cable modem.

Part 2: Configure the End Devices and Verify Connectivity

c. The cable modem will need a Coaxial cable to connect to the internet cloud. Select the
Coaxial cable in the Device-Specific Selection Box and attach it to the Port
0 interface of the cable modem and the Coaxial 7 interface of the internet cloud.

In this part, you will connect a PC and a laptop to the Wireless router. The PC will be
connected to the network using an Ethernet cable. For the Laptop, you will replace the
wired Ethernet network interface card (NIC) with a wireless NIC and connect the Laptop
to the router wirelessly.

After both end devices are connected to the network, you will verify connectivity to
cisco.srv. The PC and the Laptop will each be assigned an IP (Internet Protocol) address.
Internet Protocol is a set of rules for routing and addressing data on the internet. The IP
addresses are used to identify the devices on a network and allow the devices to connect
and transfer data on a network
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Step 1: Configure the PC.

You will configure the PC for the wired network in this step.

a. Click the PC. In the Desktop tab, navigate to IP Configuration to verify that DHCP
is enabled and the PC has received an IP address.

Select DHCP for the IP Configuration heading if you do not see an IP address for the IPv4
Address field. Observe the process as the PC is receiving an IP address from the DHCP
server.

DHCP stands for dynamic host configuration protocol. This protocol assigns IP addresses to
devices dynamically. In this simple network, the Wireless Router is configured to assign IP
addresses to devices that request IP addresses. If DHCP is disabled, you will need to assign
an IP address and configure all the necessary information to communicate with other devices
on the network and the internet.

b. Close IP Configuration. In the Desktop tab, click Command Prompt.

c. At the prompt, enter ipconfig /all to review the IPv4 addressing information from
the DHCP server. The PC should have received an IPv4 address in the 192.168.0.x
range.

Note: There are two types of IP addresses: IPv4 and IPv6. An IPv4 (internet protocol
version 4) address is a string of numbers in the form of x.x.x.x as you have been using
in this lab. As the internet grew, the need for more IP addresses became necessary. So
IPv6 (internet protocol version 6) was introduced in the late 1990s to address the
limitations of IPv4. The details of IPv6 addressing are beyond the scope of this
activity.

d. Test connectivity to the cisco.srv from the PC. From the command prompt, issue the
command ping cisco.srv. It may take a few seconds for the ping to return. Four replies
should be received.

Step 2: Configure the Laptop.

In this step, you will configure the Laptop to access the wireless network.
 a. Click Laptop, and select the Physical tab.

b. In the Physical tab, you will need to remove the Ethernet copper module and replace
it with the Wireless WPC300N module.

1) Power off Laptop by clicking the power button on the side of the laptop.

2) Remove the currently installed Ethernet copper module by clicking on the module
on the side of the laptop and dragging it to the MODULES pane on the left of the
laptop window.

3) Install the wireless WPC300N module by clicking it in the MODULES pane and
dragging it to the empty module port on the side of the Laptop.

4) Power on the Laptop by clicking the Laptop power button again.

c. With the wireless module installed, connect the Laptop to the wireless network. Click
the Desktop tab and select the PC Wireless.

d. Select the Connect tab. After a slight delay, the wireless network Homework will be
visible in the list of wireless networks. Click Refresh if necessary to see the list of
available networks. Select the Home Network. Click Connect.

e. Close PC Wireless. Select Web Browser in the Desktop tab.

f. In the Web Browser, navigate to cisco.srv.

Reflection
Now that you have verified connectivity to cisco.srv, use the command ipconfig from the
Command Prompt to fill out the IP addressing table below:

Device IPv4 Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway

PC Answer Area Answer Area Answer Area

Laptop Answer Area Answer Area Answer Area

Linea en blanco - sin información adicional

Device IPv4 Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway

PC 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1

 Device IPv4 Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway

Laptop 192.168.0.3 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1

Hide Answer
Blank Line, No additional information

The IP addresses for the end devices can range from 192.168.0.2 – 192.168.0.254. Each
NIC will get a unique IP address in the same network.

The subnet mask is used to differentiate the host and the network ID portion of the IP
address. You can relate the IP address to your street address. The subnet mask defines the
length of the street name. The network part of the address is your street, 192.168.0. The
house number is the host port of the IP address. For the IP address 192.168.0.2, the house
number is 2 and the street is 192.168.0. If there is more than one house on the same street,
for example, house number 3, will have an address 192.168.0.3. The maximum number of
houses on this street is 253, ranging from 2 to 254.

The default gateway is analogous to the street intersection. The traffic from the 192.168.0
street has to exit through the intersection to another street. Another street is another
network. In this network, default gateway is the wireless router that directs the traffic
from the local network to the cable modem, and the traffic is then sent to the ISP.