Exercise-1
Computer Networks LAB
NAME:Venkat Balaji S DATE:06/08/24
REG. NO:22BCE2093
1.1. Design and configure a fully connected Mesh Network in
CISCO Packet Tracer and ensure all devices can communicate
with each other.
1. Detailed Network Design
2. Basic setup
1. What devices are added to the workspace in CISCO Packet Tracer?
4 Switches
4 PCs
2. What are the steps to connect each device to every other device
using appropriate cables?
Use copper cross-over cables to connect the switches as, it is
the cable used to connect similar components.
Use copper Straight-through cables to connect the each PC to
respective Switches, as it the cable used to connect dissimilar
components.
3. MAC and IP address configuration
Assigning an IP address to each machine on Network
1. Double click the PC for which you want to set the ip address.
2. In the popup window, go to desktop and click ip configuration.
3. Set any ip address you want to use, generally 10.0.0.* is used.
IP and MAC address of each device from your network:
1. PC0:
MAC Address: 000D.BD5E.34A6
IP Address:10.0.0.1
2. PC1:
MAC Address: 0060.2F74.604C
IP Address: 10.0.0.3
3. PC2:
MAC Address: 000A.F36E.D70B
IP Address: 10.0.0.2
4. PC3:
MAC Address: 0060.70E2.EE25
IP Address: 10.0.0.4
Subnet Mask for the End Devices(PCs)
All are assigned IP address in A class address range(1.0.0.1 -
126.255.255.254).
The subnet mask 255.0.0.0 is assigned to all of them as they
are in A class address range IP.
4.Verification
1. Verifying connectivity using Ping Command
Steps:
Double-click on each PC.
Go to desktop and open command prompt.
Use “ping <ip_address of target_machine> “ to check
connectivity of the current PC and target PC.
Example:
Checking connectivity between PC1(10.0.0.3) and
PC3(10.0.0.4).
On PC1 command Prompt:
2. What steps would you take if a device does not respond to a ping
request?
Steps:
Check If all connections are ready, indicated by green
dot on wires.
Check if the End devices are turned on
Check if IP address is correctly configured and correctly
typed without typo in the command.
5. Status of packet transmission
Realtime:
Simulation:
