Packet Tracer Network Simulator -- Table of Contents -- Packet Tracer Network Simulator -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why subscribe? -- Free access for Packt account holders -- Instant updates on new Packt books -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Getting Started with Packet Tracer -- Protocols supported by Packet Tracer -- Installing Packet Tracer -- Windows -- Linux -- Interface overview -- Creating a simple topology -- Summary -- 2. Network Devices -- Cisco devices and Packet Tracer devices -- Routers -- Switches -- Other devices -- Customizing devices with modules -- Naming convention -- Creating a custom device -- Emulating WAN -- Accessing the CLI -- The CLI tab -- The Console port -- Configuring network devices -- Global settings -- Routing -- The VLAN Database -- Interface settings -- Summary -- 3. Generic IP End Devices -- Desktops and laptops -- Servers -- HTTP -- DHCP -- TFTP -- DNS -- SYSLOG -- AAA -- NTP -- EMAIL -- FTP -- Firewall/IPv6 Firewall -- Other end devices -- Configuring end devices -- IP Configuration -- Dial-up -- Terminal -- Command Prompt -- Web Browser -- PC Wireless -- VPN -- Traffic Generator -- MIB Browser -- Cisco IP Communicator -- E Mail -- PPPoE Dialer -- Text Editor -- Summary -- 4. Creating a Network Topology -- Connecting devices -- Link status -- Testing connectivity with PDUs -- Simple PDU -- Complex PDU -- Using the simulation mode -- Clustering a topology -- Summary -- 5. Navigating and Modifying the Physical Workspace -- Creating cities, offices, and wiring closets -- Moving devices physically -- Managing cables and distances -- Cable distances.

Cable manipulation -- Customizing icons and backgrounds -- Summary -- 6. Configuring Routing with the CLI -- Static routing -- Static routing with GUI -- Static routing with the CLI -- Dynamic routing protocols -- Configuring RIP with the GUI -- Configuring RIP with the CLI -- The Routing table -- Load sharing -- Load balancing with RIP -- Load balancing with static routing -- Summary -- 7. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) -- What is BGP? -- External BGP -- Internal BGP -- BGP versus dynamic routing protocols -- Configuring BGP in Packet Tracer -- Summary -- 8. IPv6 on Packet Tracer -- Assigning IPv6 addresses -- Autoconfiguration -- Static IPv6 -- IPv6 static and dynamic routing -- Static routing -- Dynamic routing -- Using both IPv4 and IPv6 -- Summary -- 9. Setting Up a Wireless Network -- Wireless devices and modules -- Wireless networks and physical workspaces -- Configuring a Linksys access point -- Summary -- 10. Configuring VLANs and Trunks -- Creating VLANs and VTP domains -- InterVLAN routing with routers and layer 3 switches -- InterVLAN on a router -- InterVLAN on a layer 3 switch -- Switch-to-switch trunk links -- Analyzing broadcasts in the simulation mode -- Summary -- 11. Creating Packet Tracer Assessments -- The welcome screen and instructions -- The initial network -- The answer network -- Testing the activity -- Summary -- Index.