Table of Contents for
Packet Tracer Network Simulator

Version ebook / Retour

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

Using the simulation mode

All of this was done while we were working in real-time mode, so the only indication of traffic was the link status blinking green. But, using simulation mode, you can see packets flowing from one node to another and can also click on a packet to see detailed information categorized by OSI layers.

Use the realtime/simulation tab to switch to the simulation mode.

Click on the Auto Capture / Play button to begin packet capture. Try a Simple PDU, as described in the previous section, and the event list will be populated with three entries, indicating the creation of an ICMP packet, ICMP echo sent, and ICMP reply received:

Using the simulation mode

If you click on a packet (the envelope icon), you'll be presented with the packet information categorized according to OSI layers. The Outbound PDU Details tab lists each layer's information in a packet format:

Using the simulation mode

The simulation mode has a Play Controls section that works similar to the controls of a media player and is as follows:

  • Back: This button moves the process one step back each time it is clicked on.
  • Auto Capture / Play: Pressing this button results in all of the network traffic (chosen under event filters) being continuously captured until this button is pressed again.
  • Capture/Forward: This is the manual mode of the previous button. This has to be pressed each time to move the packet from one place to another.