Cisco packet tracer router
- 1. CISCO Packet Tracer Connecting multiple networks in a router in CISCO packet tracer Step to connect multiple networks in a Router. (Suppose 2 Networks named ‘A’ & ‘B’) 1. Setup Networks and configure IP address to every end devices (computer, laptops). 2. Set a Router and connect the Switches to the Router using straight through cable. You can change the name of the Router by simply going to the configuration setting (config) of the router and type the name in the display name dialogue box.
- 2. 3. Click on the Router and go to CLS(Command Line Interface). Use these commands to connect the Router to Network A. You can use IP address of any class but the Network address must be same in one entire network. 4. After configuring the Router to the first network (Network A). Press Ctrl+z. And again, use the same commands to configure the router to another network (Network B) but use an IP address related to that entire network. 5. Now the Router is connected to all networks. 6. After this, the default gateway IP address must be set to every end devices so that the communication can be done by one end device to any other end device located at any network. Default gateway IP address is the address thatwe set during router CLS. And every network does have their own gateway IP address. Over here, 192.168.10.3 and 192.168.20.3 are the gateway IP address of Network A and Network B respectively. And this is the complete connection between the Switches and the Router.
- 3. 7. We can check the connection using the ping command. As we can see that using ping command, all IP addresses arechecked and it shows that the connection is successfully made. Conclusion: After using packet tracer to connect multiple networks to the router, I am able to make a static connection between the router and the switches.