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    Packet Tracer is a software program that allows users to build network models, experiment with network behavior, and ask "what if" questions to help with CCNA certification studies. The document provides steps to explore a sample network in Packet Tracer, including accessing help pages and tutorials, toggling between realtime and simulation modes, and logical and physical views. It suggests challenges for users to add devices to the network topology and create a new simple network from scratch.

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    Packet Tracer is a software program that allows users to build network models, experiment with network behavior, and ask "what if" questions to help with CCNA certification studies. The document provides steps to explore a sample network in Packet Tracer, including accessing help pages and tutorials, toggling between realtime and simulation modes, and logical and physical views. It suggests challenges for users to add devices to the network topology and create a new simple network from scratch.

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    Packet Tracer is a software program that allows users to build network models, experiment with network behavior, and ask "what if" questions to help with CCNA certification studies. The document provides steps to explore a sample network in Packet Tracer, including accessing help pages and tutorials, toggling between realtime and simulation modes, and logical and physical views. It suggests challenges for users to add devices to the network topology and create a new simple network from scratch.

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    Packet Tracer - Help and Navigation Tips

    Objectives
    Overview of the Packet Tracer Program

    Background
    Packet Tracer is a fun, take-home, flexible software program which will help you with your Cisco
    Certified Network Associate (CCNA) studies. Packet Tracer allows you to experiment with
    network behavior, build network models, and ask "what if" questions.
    In this activity, you will explore a relatively complex network that highlights a few of Packet
    Tracer’s features. While doing so, you will learn how to access Help and the tutorials. You will
    learn how to switch between various modes and workspaces. You may need to adjust the
    window size of Packet Tracer to see the full network. If necessary, you can use the zoom in and
    out tools to adjust the size of the Packet Tracer window.
    Note: It is not important that you understand everything you see and do in this activity. Feel free
    to explore the network on your own. If you wish to proceed more systematically, follow the steps
    below. Answer the questions to the best of your ability.

    Step 1: Access the Packet Tracer Help pages, tutorial videos, and online resources
    a. Access the Packet Tracer Help pages in two ways:
    o Click the question mark icon in the top, right-hand corner of the menu toolbar.
    o Click the Help menu, and then choose Contents.
    b. Access the Packet Tracer tutorial videos by clicking Help > Tutorials. These videos are a
    visual demonstration of the information found in the Help pages and various aspects of the
    Packet Tracer software program. Before proceeding with this activity, you should gain some
    familiarity with the Packet Tracer interface and Simulation mode.
    1) View the Interface Overview video in the Getting Started section of Tutorials.
    2) View the Simulation Environment video in the Realtime and Simulation
    Modes section of Tutorials.
    c. Find the “Configuring Devices Using the Desktop Tab” tutorial. Watch the first part of the
    tutorial and answer the following question: What information can you configure in the IP
    Configuration window?
    //direccionadores IP, máscara de subred, puerta de enlace y DNS

    Step 2: Toggle between Realtime and Simulation modes.


    a. Find the word Realtime in the bottom right corner of the Packet Tracer interface. In
    Realtime mode, your network is always running like a real network, whether or not you are
    working on the network. Your configurations are performed in real time, and the network
    responds in near real time.
    b. Click the tab directly behind the Realtime tab to switch to Simulation mode. In Simulation
    mode, you can watch your network run at a slower pace, observing the paths that data
    takes, and inspecting the data packets in detail.
    c. In the Simulation Panel, click Auto Capture / Play. You should now see data packets,
    represented as envelopes of various colors, traveling between the devices.
    d. Click Auto Capture / Play again to pause the simulation.
    e. Click Capture / Forward to step through the simulation. Click the button a few more times
    to see the effect.
    f. In the network topology on the left, click one of the envelopes on an intermediary device and
    investigate what is inside. Over the course of your CCNA studies, you will learn the
    meaning of most everything inside these envelopes. For now, see if you can answer the
    following questions:
    o Under the OSI Model tab, how many In Layers and Out Layers have information?
    //dos capas de salida y dos capas de entrada tienen informacion

     Under the Inbound PDU Details and Outbound PDU Details tabs, what are the
    headings of the main sections?
    //dirección de destino, src dirección, puerto id , entre otros

     Click back and forth between the Inbound PDU Details and Outbound PDU
    Details tabs. Do you see information changing? If so, what?
    // cambia la información de SRC ADDR, ROOT PATH COST

    g. Click the toggle button above Simulation in the bottom right corner to return
    to Realtime mode.

    Step 3: Toggle between Logical and Physical views.


    a. Find the word Logical in the top left corner of the Packet Tracer interface. You are currently
    in the Logical workspace where you will spend the majority of your time building,
    configuring, investigating, and troubleshooting networks.
    Note: Although you can add a geographical map as the background image for the
    Logical workspace, it does not usually have any relationship to the actual physical location
    of devices.
    b. Click the tab below Logical to switch to the Physical workspace. The purpose of the
    Physical workspace is to give a physical dimension to your Logical network topology. It
    gives you a sense of scale and placement (how your network might look in a real
    environment).
    c. During your CCNA studies, you will use this workspace on occasion. For now, just know
    that it is available for you to use. To learn more about the Physical workspace, refer to the
    Help files and tutorial videos.
    d. Click the toggle button below Physical in the top right corner to return to
    the Logical workspace.

    Challenge
    Now that you have had an opportunity to explore the network represented in this Packet Tracer
    activity, you may have picked up a few skills that you would like to try out. Or maybe you would
    like the opportunity to explore this network in more detail. Recognize that most of what you see
    and experience in Packet Tracer is currently beyond your skill level. However, here are some
    challenges you might want to attempt. Do not worry if you cannot do them all. You will be a
    Packet Tracer master user and network designer soon enough.
     Add an end device to the topology and connect it to one of the LANs with a media
    connection. What else does this device need to send data to other end users? Can you
    provide the information? Is there a way to verify that you correctly connected the device?
     Add a new intermediary device to one of the networks and connect it to one of the LANs or
    WANs with a media connection. What else does this device need in order to serve as an
    intermediary to other devices in the network?
     Open a new instance of Packet Tracer. Create a new network with at least two LANs
    connected by a WAN. Connect all the devices. Investigate the original Packet Tracer
    activity to see what else you might need to do to make your new network functional. Record
    your thoughts and save your Packet Tracer file. You may want to revisit your network later
    after you have mastered a few more skills.

    Suggested Scoring Rubric


    Possible Earned
    Question Location Points Points

    Step 1c 4
    Step 2f 6
    Total Score 10

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