MAYDAY!! Packet Tracer Trouble

jondrea

I am prepping using Todd Lammle's book and I have found that matching the equipment to the Lab is frustration me. Like on Page 359 of Chapter 8 in his 640-802 book (seventh edition). He states the routers he is using but I am having problems because his config calls for a 2811 router with switch card and 4 serial interfaces. So I plug into the simulators 2811 4 WIC-1T's and a NM-ESW161. Problem is the 2811 comes with only 2 Fastethernet interfaces and all the interface on the switch card are , by his config, supposed to be on the same VLAN. Leaving me short 2 Fastethernet interface.

Am I missing something? I have also seen little things like he uses f0/.. and fa0/.. notations in the same config when i though both denoted Fastethernet interfaces. for a second i though I missed something with Fiber interfaces or something.

Can anyone help me with this? Is it that I just aren't familar enough with the modules? Could it be my version of packet tracer? (5.3) by the way.

wrwarwick

Not sure about the packet tracer issue (imo GNS3 is a much better option for studying) but fa0/... and f0/... are both referring to the same thing. Don't confuse yourself over that.

dpjackal89

jondrea wrote: »

I am prepping using Todd Lammle's book and I have found that matching the equipment to the Lab is frustration me. Like on Page 359 of Chapter 8 in his 640-802 book (seventh edition). He states the routers he is using but I am having problems because his config calls for a 2811 router with switch card and 4 serial interfaces. So I plug into the simulators 2811 4 WIC-1T's and a NM-ESW161. Problem is the 2811 comes with only 2 Fastethernet interfaces and all the interface on the switch card are , by his config, supposed to be on the same VLAN. Leaving me short 2 Fastethernet interface.

Am I missing something? I have also seen little things like he uses f0/.. and fa0/.. notations in the same config when i though both denoted Fastethernet interfaces. for a second i though I missed something with Fiber interfaces or something.

Can anyone help me with this? Is it that I just aren't familar enough with the modules? Could it be my version of packet tracer? (5.3) by the way.

Just use a switch. You don't have to copy his labs exactly the way they are.

Ltat42a

When Todd Lammle wrote his book, he used live gear for his examples instead of Packet Tracer. There's a few commands he uses that don't work in Packet Tracer. Which lab are you working on (I don't have my book), I may already have it in PT.

jondrea

Lab is the first one configuring IP Routing. I will try and message you the clip if you can't see the insert.

Ltat42a

I do have that in PT. For the Corp router, use a 2811 and add the NM-ESW-161 module into the big slot, put 2 - WIC-2T in the bottom two slots.
For the wireless laptop, see this thread here on Todd Lammle's Forum, scroll down to post #11.

Page 351 dot11radio config - typos - Lammle Forum

jondrea

Thanks. I really appreciate this.