Connecting devices
Objectives
1. To become familiar with Hub ,repeater , bridge & switch
2. Why we use connecting device.
3. How to create a cluster.
Procedure
Hub
Operate at the physical layer
Just a connector
Open cisco packet tracer
Select hub , see fig(1)
Fig (1)
Double click on the hub , see fig(2)
From physical we can see only (6) ports and this mean that we
must add new ports if we need to connect more than (6).
To add or delete ports , switch off hub and then drag & drop the
port that you want to change it
The maximum number of ports is (10)ports
Fig (2)
From config , change the name of hub myhub,see fig (3)
Fig (3)
Repeater
Operate at physical layer
Used to regenerate signal
Connect two segments of network
The length of cable is limited to (500 m)
Select repeater , see fig (4)
Fig (4)
Double click on the repeater , see fig (5)
From physical we can see the repeater has only two ports
and when you want to change the port you must switch
off the repeater and then drag and drop
Fig (5)
From config change the name of repeater to
"myrepeater , see fig(6)
Fig (6)
Bridge
Operate at data link layer
Regenerate and check the message
Select bridge from switches , see fig (7)
Fig (7)
Double click on the bridge , see fig(8)
Fig (8)
From physical , we can change the ports by drag &
drop
From config , select setting and change the name to
"mybridge" , see fig (9)
Fig (9)
Switches
Two layer connecting device
Check the message
Select switch , see fig (10)
Fig (10)
Double click on the switch , see fig (11)
Fig (11)
From physical , we can change the physical ports
Select config , we will see a message about booting
the device , see fig (12)
Fig (11)
Change the name & host name to "myswitch"
In config we can see NVRAM (Non-volatile random-
access memory (NVRAM)) and has two option
Erase
Save
In config , we can see start up and has two option
Load : load the configuration from other file
Export : to export the configuration to file and
save it to used it in future and when we select
this option the configuration will saved in folder
of packet tracer , see fig (12)
Fig (12)
In config , we can see running config and has two
options
Merge
Export
Select algorithm setting and when uncheck the
global setting we will get three options , see fig(13)
Maximum number of sessions
Maximum number of connection
Storm control multiplier
Fig (13)
Select CLI to copy or past the command line
interface , see fig (14)
Fig (14)
How to create cluster
Load the simple network project , see fig (15)
Fig (15)
Select the two computers and hub
Select new cluster , see fig (16)
Fig(16)
Discussion
1. Sometimes need to load configuration in switches, why?
2. Give advantages of merge option in switch
3. Define cluster and why use it
4. Create two clusters and connect them by using switch if you know
First cluster has 10 computer connected by using hub
Second cluster has 8 computers , ever four computer
connected by hub
Please after you create your network send a message from any
computer in the first cluster to the second cluster and discuss the
results.
5. Change the hubs in the network above by using switches and send
a message from second cluster to the first cluster and discuss the
result
6. Change the switch that used to connect the two cluster in the
network above by using bridge , discuss the results if you send a
message from second cluster to the first
7. Write the ARP table of the third computer in the first cluster
8. Apply the tracert in the network above at the first computer in the
first cluster to the end computer in the cluster two and write the
result
