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What's new in Packet Tracer 7.2 ?

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Last Updated: Monday, 11 November 2019 18:31

Published: Saturday, 31 March 2018 16:23

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 Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.2 has been released ! Current build is Packet Tracer 7.2.2.0418. Have a look on Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.2 new features.

What's new in Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2 ?

Packet Tracer 7.2 main new feature is the new theme of the user interface which has been redesigned to give a better network simulation experience.

Packet Tracer 7.2  workspace improvements :

• New themes
• Align workspace objects
• Ability to deploy device to specific rack
• Assessibility update
• Ability to name a rack

Protocol and software improvements :

• PPPoE support
• 802.1x (useful for CCNP switch preparation)
• Answer tree filter
• Real TCP server (see Packet Tracer 7.2 - Real HTTP server using SBC device tutorial)
• Real Websocket
• Real-time activity grading
• Additional IOS security features
• Protocol improvements (see below)

New devices in Packet Tracer 7.2 :

• ASA 5506-X firewall (FirePOWER features not supported) (see Lab 18 - DMZ configuration with ASA 5506-X )
• Meraki security appliance
• Meraki server (for Meraki security appliance centralized configuration, emulating Cisco Meraki dashboard)
• Home router with advanced wireless capabilities (2.4G, 5G, beamforming, wireless bridge, ...)

Meraki server and security appliance are the first two devices emulating Cisco Meraki cloud managed network equipment.

A valid Cisco Netacad account is needed to use Packet Tracer 7.2 . Netacad login is required once after every PC reboot.

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What's new in Cisco Packet Tracer 6.1.1

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Last Updated: Sunday, 10 November 2019 21:24

Published: Wednesday, 31 December 2014 20:26

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Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.2 has been released ! Current build is Packet Tracer 7.2.2.0418. Have a look on Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.2 new features.

General improvements in Cisco Packet Tracer 6.1.1

Cisco Packet Tracer 6.1 (version 6.1.0.0120) has been available on netacad since July 2014 for Cisco Networking Academy members. A newer verion, Packet Tracer 6.1.1 has been released at the end of august. This is a minor release correcting bugs found in the previous 6.1.0.0120 version. Packet Tracer 6.1.1 includes the following new or improved features :

Server (end-device) new services / applications :

• New service tab (config and service tabs mixed in previous versions)
• Netflow collector as a new server desktop application
• AAA accounting desktop application
• IPv4 and IPv6 firewalls moved from service to desktop application
• DHCP service for IPv6

 

IPv6 Routing protocols enhancements :

• OSPFv3 enhancements : distance command, "ipv6 ospf neighbor" interface subcommand, ....
• EIGRPv6 over Frame Relay
• EIGRPv6 debug and authentication commands
• RIPng distance command update
• RIPng "default-information originate" command

 

DHCP new features :

• DHCP snooping
• APIPA adressng in case of DHCP lookup failure
• DHCPv6 commands in IOS15

 

Switches :

• IOS 15 support for Catalyst 2960 switch. The IOS 15 image has to be downloaded by TFTP or FTP from a server device to be available on a switch.

 

Simulation / Activity Wizard:

• Expanded buffer for PDUs and filters based on IPv4 or IPv6 traffic in simulation mode
• Improved scripting and variable management Activity Wizard

 

Port channel support has also been improved in Packet Tracer 6.1.1 with layer 3 etherchannel support on ISR routers.

Packet Tracer 6.1.1 is fully supported on Windows 7 and Windows 8 or 8.1. Support for Windows Vista has been stopped by Cisco in this new version.

 

New Hardware in Cisco Packet Tracer 6.1.1

Cisco Packet Tracer 6.1.1 includes a major capacity improvement with the introduction of  a new Security device class including an ASA 5505 firewall. By default, the Eth0/0 interface is configured in the outside vlan (vlan 2) and the Eth0/1 to Eth0/7 interfaces in the inside vlan (vlan 1).

 

Features & limitations compared to the real ASA 5505:

New vlans can be created using the config tab or the cli command "interface vlan X". However, the licence included in the ASA doesn't allow configuring more than two vlan with nameif (This license does not allow configuring more than 2 interfaces with nameif and without a "no forward" command on this interface or on 1 interface(s) with nameif already configured).

Another limitation is on the physical interfaces which can only be configured in access mode. The command "switchport mode trunk" documented in the ASA configuration guide has not been implemented on the simulated ASA 5505 in Packet Tracer 6.1 .

 

IPSEC tunnels and clientless SSL VPN are supported on ASA 5505 but VTI interfaces or GRE tunnels are not available on this firewall. GRE tunnels have to be terminated on an inside ISR edge router.

 

 

New IOS version (IOS 15) for catalyst 2960 switch :

A new IOS 15 c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE4.bin image is available for the catalyst 2960 switch. The image is not installed by default on the switch and has to be downloaded from a TFTP server (server end device) using the following procedure :

 

Switch#copy tftp: flash:
Address or name of remote host []? 192.168.1.2
Source filename []? c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE4.bin
Destination filename [c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE4.bin]?

Accessing tftp://192.168.1.2/c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE4.bin...
Loading c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE4.bin from 192.168.1.2: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[OK - 4670455 bytes]

4670455 bytes copied in 0.054 secs (6953476 bytes/sec)
Switch#dir
Directory of flash:/

1 -rw- 4414921 <no date> c2960-lanbase-mz.122-25.FX.bin
2 -rw- 4670455 <no date> c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE4.bin

64016384 bytes total (54931008 bytes free)

Switch#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)#boot system c2960-lanbasek9-mz.150-2.SE4.bin
Switch(config)#exit
Switch#
%SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console

Switch#copy running-config startup-config
Destination filename [startup-config]?
Building configuration...
[OK]

Switch#reload

 

Netflow

Netflow is a network analysis protocol that was initially created by Cisco to give the ability to collect network traffic as it flows through a router interface. The data processed by Netflow collectors provides the network administrator with detailled traffic informations such as the source and destination of the traffic, class of service, .... Netflow version 9 was standardized in 2008 as IPFIX by the IETF organization.

The following Netflow components are available in Packet Tracer 6.1.1 :

• Netflow version 9 on Cisco ISR routers. This feature is not available on Layer 3 switches.
• A netflow collector software on PC, laptop and server devices.

 

 

 

 

Reviewed by PacketTracerNetwork on Sept. 10, 2014 - Rating : 5

What's new in Cisco Packet Tracer 6.0.1

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Last Updated: Sunday, 10 November 2019 21:23

Published: Saturday, 21 August 2010 08:27

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Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.2 has been released ! Current build is Packet Tracer 7.2.2.0418. Have a look on Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.2 new features.

General improvements in Cisco Packet Tracer 6.0.1

• Supports current LTS version of Ubuntu and stopped support for Fedora
• CAB-HD8-ASYNC cable
• IPv6 in IP Configuration under Desktop
• Terminal server for routers
• PC Firewall for IPv4 and IPv6
• Servers with 2 NICs
• Circling tool
• Improvements to Activity Wizard and Variable Manager

New Hardware in Cisco Packet Tracer 6.0.1 :

Cisco Packet Tracer 6.0.1 includes 3 new Cisco ISR routers :

• Cisco 1941 Integrated Service Router
• Cisco 2901 Integrated Service Router
• Cisco 2911 Integrated Service Router

Cisco 1941 Integrated Services Router	Cisco 2901 Integrated Services Router	Cisco 2911 Integrated Services Router

This new Cisco Packet Tracer version also includes new high-speed WAN interface cards (HWIC) :

• HWIC-2T (Cisco One- and 2-Port Serial High-Speed WAN Interface Card)
• HWIC-8A (Cisco 8-Port Asynchronous High-Speed WAN Interface Card)

This serial modules used with the octal cable allows out of band management of Cisco networking devices through their console port. The HWIC-8A module allows the connection of 8 console cables, each serial connection being mapped to a TCP port for telnet access.

Router#show line
Tty Line Typ Tx/Rx
0/0/0 3 TTY 9600/9600
0/0/1 4 TTY 9600/9600
0/0/2 5 TTY 9600/9600
0/0/3 6 TTY 9600/9600
0/0/4 7 TTY 9600/9600
0/0/5 8 TTY 9600/9600
0/0/6 9 TTY 9600/9600
0/0/7 10 TTY 9600/9600

New IOS version (IOS 15) :

The new Cisco ISR routers included in Cisco Packet Tracer 6.0.1 are delivered with IOS 15.1(4)M4 (C1900-UNIVERSALK9-M and C2900-UNIVERSALK9-M). This version is provided with the ipbase licence activated. The security and unified communications licences can be activated for a 60 grace period with the following CLI commands :

• Security (Cisco 1941, Cisco 2901, Cisco 2911) : license boot module c2900 technology-package securityk9
• Unified communications (Cisco 2901 and Cisco 2911 only) : license boot module c2900 technology-package uck9

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What's new in Packet Tracer 5.3

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Last Updated: Sunday, 10 November 2019 21:21

Published: Saturday, 21 August 2010 08:27

Written by PacketTracerNetwork

Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.2 has been released ! Current build is Packet Tracer 7.2.2.0418. Have a look on Cisco Packet Tracer 7.2.2 new features.

Packet Tracer 5.3.3 was a maintenance release which replaced the previous version 5.3.2 and fixed technical issue.

Packet tracer 5.3 version introduced new protocol support and enhanced functionalities :

• VOIP : Call Manager Express (CME) enabled on 2811 router.
• Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) – limited implementation that allows for a more realistic representation of the Internet for scenarios
• Wireless : Improved Linksys^TM WRT-300N router and WEP security algorithm support.
• Cable and DSL devices enhancements
• FTP server and client. FTP client on router and switches.
• Email server and client (SMTP and POP3)
• Generic IP end devices (servers, printers, VOIP device, phone, wireless tablet, ...) to create more versatility in device creation
• Activity Wizard Initial Tree enhancements  (more scenario variations allowed).