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📘 Objective

Design a network in Cisco Packet Tracer to connect the ACCOUNTS and DELIVERY departments, implementing best practices in cabling, IP addressing, and testing.

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🧩 Network Design Requirements

• 🖥️ Each department (ACCOUNTS and DELIVERY) must include at least two PCs.
• 🧷 Use an appropriate number of switches and routers to connect all devices.
• 🌐 Base the design on the IP network: 192.168.40.0/24.
• 📋 Configure:
  • Correct IP addresses for all interfaces
  • Subnet masks for each device
  • Appropriate default gateways for host PCs
• 🔌 Use correct cabling types for all connections (e.g., straight-through, crossover).
• ✅ Perform end-to-end communication tests between devices in both departments.

🖧 Cisco Packet Tracer Network Design Project

📘 Objective

Design a network in Cisco Packet Tracer to connect the ACCOUNTS and DELIVERY departments using appropriate devices, IP addressing, and connectivity.

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🧩 Network Requirements

• 🖥️ Each department (ACCOUNTS and DELIVERY) must contain at least two PCs.
• 📶 Use an appropriate number of switches and routers to interconnect the devices.
• 🌐 IP addressing must be based on the 192.168.40.0/24 network.
  • Assign correct IP addresses, subnet masks, and default gateways to all interfaces.
• 🔌 Use appropriate cables to connect all devices (copper straight-through, crossover where necessary).
• ✅ Verify end-to-end communication between PCs in the ACCOUNTS and DELIVERY departments using the ping command.

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💻 Technologies Implemented

This project demonstrates key networking fundamentals using Cisco Packet Tracer and includes the following implementations:

• 🛠️ Creating a Simple Network
  Designed a basic LAN topology using a Router and an Access Layer Switch.

• 🔌 Correct Cabling of Network Devices
  Connected PCs, switches, and routers using appropriate cable types (straight-through and crossover).

• 🌐 Connecting Two Networks via a Router
  Enabled communication between two different subnets using a single router.

• 🧮 Subnetting and IP Addressing
  Applied custom subnetting on the 192.168.x.x/24 network to efficiently allocate IP ranges.

• 📟 IP Configuration on Router Interfaces
  Assigned IPv4 static IPs to each interface of the router based on the subnet plan.

• 🖥️ Static IP Assignment to End Devices
  Manually configured static IP addresses on host machines (PCs) within each subnet.

• ✅ Testing and Verifying Communication
  Used ping and other diagnostic tools to validate network connectivity across all devices and departments.

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📁 All configurations were completed in Cisco Packet Tracer, and results were verified through simulation mode and successful ping tests.