Packet Tracer Exploration: Determine Best Path Using Routing Tables

In this Packet Tracer activity, I determined the best path using the routing tables. First I viewed the routing table information for R2. To that, I Accessed the CLI tab from R2. I typed in the command show ip route, so that i can view the routing table. I then proceeded to examine the routing table information for R2. With this routing table, I found out which was the best path in which the packets would be sent.

Packet Tracer Exploration: Routing Table Principles

In this packet tracer activity, I investigated a fully-converged network with connected, static, and dynamic routing. Packets are forwarded through the network on a hop-by-hop basis. I also learned that each router makes an independent forwarding decision based upon the router's knowledge of destination paths. I found out that a router makes  decisions based on the information in the routing table. The fact that one router has a complete routing table does not mean other routers have the same information. Routing information about a path from one network to another does not provide routing information about the reverse or return path.

Packet Tracer Exploration: Dynamic Routing

In this Packet Tracer Activity, i learned how the IOS installs and removes dynamic routes. First I configured the RIP on R2. I then configured RIP on R3. I then Configured RIP on R4. I then needed to verify the static and dynamic routes. First i Verified the routing tables on each router. I then examined the routing table on R1. I then Pinged from R3 to PC1. I entered a static route on R2 to reach R1's LAN. I configured a static route on R2, then I examined the routing table on R2. I Pinged R3 to PC1. In this activity, i learned that networks can use both dynamic and static routes, by seeing how they work together, and how to configure them.

Packet Tracer Exploration: Static Routing

In this packet tracer, i learned how the IOS installs and removes static routes. First I configured the static route on R3 using the CLI tab. I typed in the passwords and commands in order to access the ip route. However, the routing table shows directly connected routes, but there are no static routes to remote networks in the routing table. I then configured the terminal. I then examined the routing table on R3. Afterwards, I pinged R3 to PC1 in the CLI tab using the command "ping 192.168.1.10" The ping was not successful because there was no route on R1 to reach R3. I put in a static route on R1 to reach R3. I Configured the static route using the CLI tab. I examined the routing table on R1 from the CLI. I then Pinged from Router 3 to PC1. This activity helped me learn about how static routing worked, and how we can use The routing table to our advantage in networking.

Packet Tracer Exploration: Directly Connected Routes

In this packet tracer, we were enabling the Interfaces on each router using the CLI tab, because the Config tab is locked. We then verified the connectivity using ping. I learned the function of the routing table. It is to know the path in which the packets will be sent. I also learned how a router manages directly connected routes in the router table.

Packet Tracer Exploration: Configure and Verify R1

First I configured the router R1 hostname to R1. I then Configure The IP address for interface Ethernet0/0. I then Configured the passwords. Afterwards, i Configured the login banner. Once I was done with all that, I saved the configuration to finally implement the new settings to the router. A lot of these configuration and setting changes were made using CLI. I learned to use the show commands in order to verify the configuration.

Packet Tracer Exploration: Connecting and Identifying Devices

In this Packet tracer, I first connected the appropriate cables to each device.  I then renamed each device. Afterwards, I placed the network addresses between all connections. The purpose of this packet tracer lab was to practice connecting cables from one device to another. I also learned how to rename each device, to suit its needs. I then learned how to use the place note feature in order to better organize the network on the packet tracer.