DEPARTMENT OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, JAMSHORO

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
(4TH Semester, 2ND Year) LAB HANDOUT # 01

Name: _____________________________________________ Roll No: _____________

Score: ____________Signature of the Lab Tutor: _______________ Date: ___________

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OBJECTIVES
#. Of
# Topic CLO Taxonomy level
Lectures
To operate the simulation tools for designing
1 complex computer networks using PCs, switches, 3 2 P5
and router etc.

OUTCOME(S)
a. An ability to apply knowledge of math, science, and PLO1: Engineering Knowledge:
engineering
k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern PLO5: Modern Tool Usage
engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

RUBRICS:
Performance Exceeds Meets expectations Does not meet
Score
Metric expectation (4-5) (2-3) expectations (0-1)
Applies the
Applies the relevant knowledge
appropriate and concept to the
knowledge and Fails to apply
problem, possibly
concepts to the relevant knowledge
problem with in a roundabout
Knowledge and and concepts to the
accuracy and way; understands
application problem;
proficiency; the major points of
[PLO1] misunderstands or
shows precise the knowledge,
understanding of fails to recall
with possible
these knowledge critical points.
misunderstanding
and concepts. or failure to recall
minor points;
Modern Tool Computer and Computer and Computer and
Usage [PLO5] software are software are software are
extensively used somewhat utilized, not utilized, no
in the course attempt was made
effort was put into
learning new at learning new
software software
Total Score
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MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, JAMSHORO
COMPUTER COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
(4TH Semester, 2ND Year) LAB HANDOUT # 01

EQUIPMENT

• PC with operating system

• Packet Tracer 8.2
DISCUSSION:

1 Menu Bar This bar provides the File, Edit, Options, View, Tools,
Extensions, and Help menus. You will find basic
commands such as Open, Save, Print, and Preferences in
these menus. You will also be able to access the Activity
Wizard from the Extensions menu.
2 Main Tool Bar This bar provides shortcut icons to the File and Edit menu
commands. This bar also provides buttons for Zoom, the
drawing Palette, and the Device Template Manager. On the
right, you will also find the Network Information button,
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MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, JAMSHORO
COMPUTER COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
(4TH Semester, 2ND Year) LAB HANDOUT # 01

which you can use to enter a description for the current

network (or any text you wish to include).
3 Common Tools This bar provides access to these commonly used
Bar workspace tools:
Select, Move Layout, Place Note, Delete, Inspect, Add
Simple
PDU, and Add Complex PDU. See "Workspace Basics" for
more information.
4 Logical/Physical You can toggle between the Physical Workspace and the
Workspace and Logical Workspace with the tabs on this bar. In Logical
Navigation Bar Workspace, this bar also allows you to navigate through
levels of a cluster, create a New Cluster, Move Object, Set
Tiled Background, and Viewport. In Physical Workspace,
this bar allows you to navigate through physical locations,
create a New City, create a New Building, create a New
Closet, Move Object, apply Grid to the background, Set
Background, and go to the Working Closet.
5 Workspace This area is where you will create your network, watch
simulations, and view many kinds of information and
statistics.
6 Realtime/Simulation You can toggle between Realtime Mode and Simulation
Bar Mode with the tabs on this bar. This bar also provides
buttons to Power Cycle Devices as well as the Play Control
buttons and the Event List toggle button in Simulation
Mode. Also, it contains a clock that displays the relative
Time in Realtime Mode and Simulation Mode.
7 Network This box is where you choose devices and connections to
Component Box put into the workspace. It contains the Device-Type
Selection Box and the Device-Specific Selection Box.
8 Device-Type This box contains the type of devices and connections
Selection Box available in Packet Tracer 8.2. The Device-Specific
Selection Box will change depending on which type of
device you choose.
9 Device-Specific This box is where you choose specifically which devices
Selection Box you want to put in your network and which connections to
make.
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COMPUTER COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
(4TH Semester, 2ND Year) LAB HANDOUT # 01

10 User Created This window manages the packets you put in the network
Packet during
Window simulation scenarios. See the "Simulation Mode" section for
more details.

2. Creating Devices
a. Choose a device type from the Device- Type Selection box
b. Click on the desired device model from the Device-Specific Selection box
c. Click on a location in the workspace to put your device in that location
d. If you want to cancel your selection, press the Cancel icon for that device
e. Alternatively, you can click and drag a device from the Device-Specific Selection box onto
the workspace
f. You can also click and drag a device directly from the Device-Type Selection box and a
default device model will be chosen for.
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COMPUTER COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
(4TH Semester, 2ND Year) LAB HANDOUT # 01

3.

Adding Modules
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COMPUTER COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
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a. Click on a device to bring up its configuration window.

b. By default, you will be in the Physical Device View subpanel of the device.
c. You can browse (by clicking) through the list of modules and read their description in the
information box at the bottom.
d. When you have found the module you want to add, simply drag it from the list into a
compatible bay on the device picture.
e. You can remove a module by dragging it from the device back into the list.

4. Making Connections
a. To make a connection between two devices, first click the Connections icon from the
Device-Type Selection box to bring up the list of available connections. b. Then click the
appropriate cable type.
c. The mouse pointer will change into a "connection" cursor.
d. Click on the first device and choose an appropriate interface to which to connect.
e. Then click on the second device and do the same.

f. A connection cable will appear between the two devices, along with link lights showing
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COMPUTER COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
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the link status on each end (for interfaces that have link lights).

5. Creating Networks
a.Start creating a network by first selecting the End Devices. Add a Generic PC and a Generic
Server to the workspace.
b.Under Connections, select the Copper Straight-through cable (solid black line) and connect the
devices with it. The red lights on the link indicate that the connection is not working. Now, use
the Delete tool to remove the Copper Straight-through cable, and use a Copper Cross-over
cable (dashed line) instead. The lights should turn green at this point, and if the mouse pointer
is held over either the PC or the Server, the link status will be shown as “Up.” The network
should look similar to the picture above.
c.Click on the PC. While paying attention to the link lights, turn the power on, off, and on again.
Follow the same steps for the server. The link lights turn red when the device is off. This
means that the link is down or is not working. The link lights turn green when the device is
turned back on.
d.Try all three ways to learn about the devices. First, mouse over the devices to see basic
configuration information about them. Second, click on each device with the Select tool to
show the device configuration window, which provides several ways to configure the device.
Third, use the Inspect tool to view tables the network device will build as it learns about the
network around it. In this example, only the ARP tables will appear. Since the devices have
not been configured yet, the ARP tables are empty. Always remember to
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COMPUTER COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
(4TH Semester, 2ND Year) LAB HANDOUT # 01

close windows after viewing them or they will clutter the workspace.
e.Open the PC configuration window and change the settings using the Config tab. Change the
display name to Client-1. Under Interface, click FastEthernet and set the IP address as
192.168.1.1. Packet Tracer automatically calculates other parameters. Make sure that the Port
Status box is checked. For future reference, note that other Ethernet interface settings, such as
bandwidth, duplex, MAC address, and subnet mask can be modified using this window.
f. Go to the Desktop Tab and click on IP Configuration. Notice that the IP address, subnet mask
can be changed here as well.
g.Open the other PC configuration window and go to the Config tab. Change the display name to
client-2. Click FastEthernet and set the IP address as 192.168.1.2.
Make sure that the Port Status is also on.
h.Reposition the network devices by dragging them to a new location. Add a network description
by using the “i” button on the upper right corner. Then add some text labels within the Logical
Workspace by using the Place Note tool.
i. Load a background grid using the Set Tiled Background button.
j. Save your work using the File > Save As option and create a meaningful filename.
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COMPUTER COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
(4TH Semester, 2ND Year) LAB HANDOUT # 01

Exercise:

Question 1: If I want to change the module, what are necessary steps to done first, Explain?
Answer:
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Question 2: How switch builds its mac table. Justify answer with example?
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Question 3: How to check connectivity among end devices in real time mode and simulation
mode in cisco packet tracer?
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Lab Exercise:

TASK 1
Submit a lab with performing a simple task by designing a star topology with three PC’s
connected to hub. Show number of collisions of this topology using simulation mode of packet
tracer with screen shots.

TASK 2
Submit a lab with performing a simple task by designing a topology with four PC’s connected to
switch. Show that when mac-address table of switch is empty it broadcasts the traffic and also
show number of collision and broadcast domain of this topology using simulation mode of
packet tracer with screen shots