Networking

How to Connect Tablet to Wireless Router in Packet Tracer

In this post, I will be showing you how to connect Table to a wireless router in packet tracer. By default, the network interface card of end-host devices like laptops, phones, and tablets has a wireless module on its network interface card and therefore can readily connect to a wireless network. This is unlike what

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How to Connect Smartphone to Wireless Router in Packet Tracer

In this post, I will show you how to connect a smartphone to a wireless router in packet tracer. Unlike other host devices like laptops or PCs, which have an Ethernet module on their network interface card (NIC) for cable connections, mobile devices like smartphones or tablets by default has a wireless module on the

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How to Connect PC to Wireless Router in Packet Tracer

In this post, I will be showing you how to connect a PC to a wireless router in packet tracer. By default, end-host devices like laptops, printers, and laptops cannot connect to a wireless network because they have an Ethernet module on their network interface card (NIC). For them to connect to a wireless network,

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How to Connect Laptop to Wireless Router in Packet Tracer

By default, end host devices in Packet Tracer, such as smartphones, PCs, and laptops, do not have a wireless module on their network interface card. This means that they cannot connect to a wireless network. To enable connection to a wireless network, we need to replace the Ethernet module that is prebuilt into the NIC

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How To Add Wireless Router to Packet Tracer

Some network devices, like firewalls, Layer 3 switches, access points, and even wireless routers, are hidden in the packet tracer software. If you are trying to use them for the first time, finding them on the packet tracer software might pose a challenge. In this post, I will be showing you how to add a

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Redistributing Static Routes into OSPF: Explained With Example

Route redistribution is a technology that allows a router running two or more routing protocols to share routes learned from one routing protocol, running on a broadcast domain, into another protocol running on another broadcast domain. Let’s explain route redistribution with a case scenario: Suppose Company A is located in a city, and the routers

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How To Configure Wireless Router In Cisco Packet Tracer

A wireless router is a network device that can broadcast radio signals for end devices to connect wirelessly and also perform routing functionalities. In essence, a wireless router does the job of a router and that of an access point. By default, end-host devices in packet tracer have an Ethernet module on their interface, and

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How to Configure DHCP on Layer 2 Switch in Packet Tracer

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) automates the assignment of IP addresses to host devices on a network. A DHCP pool, which is a pool of the range of available IP addresses, is created on the DHCP server. This server leases IP addresses from the pool to any device with DHCP enabled on the network.

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How to Configure DHCP Server For Multiple VLANS in Packet Tracer

The dynamic host configuration protocol is a protocol that automatically assigns an IP address to any host devices connected to a network. Once any host device that has DHCP enabled is connected to a network that has a DHCP server, it will automatically obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. This is normally used

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How to Configure NTP Authentication In Packet Tracer

NTP is used to synchronize the clocks of devices in a network and ensure that they have a consistent and accurate time reference. However, without authentication, malicious actors could potentially manipulate or disrupt the time synchronization process, which can lead to security vulnerabilities. NTP authentication enables secure communication between NTP servers and clients by requiring

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