Table of Contents for
Packet Tracer Network Simulator

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Cover image for bash Cookbook, 2nd Edition Packet Tracer Network Simulator by Jesin A Published by Packt Publishing, 2014
  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Packet Tracer Network Simulator
  4. Packet Tracer Network Simulator
  5. Credits
  6. About the Author
  7. About the Reviewers
  8. www.PacktPub.com
  9. Preface
  10. Who this book is for
  11. Conventions
  12. Reader feedback
  13. Customer support
  14. 1. Getting Started with Packet Tracer
  15. Installing Packet Tracer
  16. Interface overview
  17. Creating a simple topology
  18. Summary
  19. 2. Network Devices
  20. Customizing devices with modules
  21. Emulating WAN
  22. Accessing the CLI
  23. Summary
  24. 3. Generic IP End Devices
  25. Servers
  26. Other end devices
  27. Configuring end devices
  28. Summary
  29. 4. Creating a Network Topology
  30. Testing connectivity with PDUs
  31. Using the simulation mode
  32. Clustering a topology
  33. Summary
  34. 5. Navigating and Modifying the Physical Workspace
  35. Moving devices physically
  36. Managing cables and distances
  37. Customizing icons and backgrounds
  38. Summary
  39. 6. Configuring Routing with the CLI
  40. Dynamic routing protocols
  41. The Routing table
  42. Load sharing
  43. Summary
  44. 7. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
  45. BGP versus dynamic routing protocols
  46. Configuring BGP in Packet Tracer
  47. Summary
  48. 8. IPv6 on Packet Tracer
  49. IPv6 static and dynamic routing
  50. Using both IPv4 and IPv6
  51. Summary
  52. 9. Setting Up a Wireless Network
  53. Wireless networks and physical workspaces
  54. Summary
  55. 10. Configuring VLANs and Trunks
  56. InterVLAN routing with routers and layer 3 switches
  57. Switch-to-switch trunk links
  58. Analyzing broadcasts in the simulation mode
  59. Summary
  60. 11. Creating Packet Tracer Assessments
  61. The initial network
  62. The answer network
  63. Testing the activity
  64. Summary
  65. Index

Chapter 3. Generic IP End Devices

If network devices are the core, end devices are the ones that use this core. Packet Tracer offers a wide range of end devices, starting from PCs and laptops, to tablets, PDAs, and even a TV! In this chapter, we'll learn about each end device, the modules available for it, and its configuration options. You'll be surprised to find that these end devices support a wide array of modules; such as network devices, and also have a lot of utilities under the Desktop tab that match the ones you have on your real computer!

Desktops and laptops

Desktops and laptops form the highest level of configurable and usable client devices in Packet Tracer. There is no difference between them when it comes to usability; only the naming conventions of the modules are different.

The following modules are available for desktops and laptops. Similar to routers (as seen in the previous chapter), these devices too have to be switched off before adding/removing modules.

  • Linksys-WMP300N: This provides a wireless interface for configuring WLAN on a WiFi network.
  • PC-HOST-NM-1AM: This provides an RJ11 interface that can be used as a dial-up modem.
  • PC-HOST-NM-1CE, PC-HOST-NM-1CFE, PC-HOST-NM-1CGE: These three modules provide an Ethernet, FastEthernet, and GigabitEthernet connection, respectively.
  • PC-HOST-NM-1FFE, PC-HOST-NM-1FGE: This is the fiber Ethernet version of the previous module.
  • PC-HOST-NM-1W, PC-HOST-NM-1W-A: Both of these modules provide a wireless interface for WLAN. The first one has a frequency of 2.4 GHz and the second 5GHz for 802.11a networks.
  • PC-HEADPHONE, PC-MICROPHONE, PC-CAMERA, PC-USB-HARD-DRIVE: These modules serve the purpose of representing each of their respective devices. They do not have any functionality associated with them.

On laptops, the same modules are available with a different name. Instead of HOST, LAPTOP is used. So, a PC-HOST-NM-1AM module is named PC-LAPTOP-NM-1AM.