Packet Tracer Tutored Activity Logical and Physical Mode Exploration - Hsanokklis/2022-2023-Tech-journal GitHub Wiki

Objectives: Connect devices to networking devices, install a backup router and configure a hostname

Inspecting devices in physical mode:

In physical mode you can right click on the device you can inspect the front of the back of a device at a larger viewing

Cabling devices in physical mode

Click on the cable you want to use then you click on the first port it goes to in the first device, and then you click on the second port you want it to go to on the second device.

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In Physical Mode (Shift-P), what are the cities connected?

• Seward and Warrenton

In Physical Mode, what is the name of the submarine cable?

• Alaska United West

In Logical Mode(Shift-L), what are the wireless devices in the Teleworker Home?(hint they are not connected with a black line)

• Smartphone and Home_laptop

In Physical mode what facility can you enter in the Seward Alaska location?

• Branch Office

What Locations can you enter in the other city?

• Teleworker and Data Center

Task:

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I had to use the wire cable for ethernet

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I used a console cable(in blue) I could have used the USB cable.

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I had to put the backup router under the table to be able to power it on

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Reflection

Besides Ethernet and the console cables, what are other ways to connect devices?

• Wireless cables, USB cables

What is the difference between the wiring closet Rack, Table and Shelf?

• Heavy devices such as servers and network devices are mounted on the rack. PCs, laptops and other "personal" devices are placed on the table. The shelf is for unused devices.

How does logical mode differ from physical mode?

• Logical mode provides a high level view of our network toplogy, and ignores any of the physical aspect of the network. Physical mode takes account of the physical scale and placement of the devices in the network.