what is the advantage and disadvantage of Packet Tracer
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Answer:
CISCO Packet Tracer is a “Network Simulator Software”. This software teaches us how networks can be configured and it is very much needed if you have taken a course in CISCO. It gives a real time experience like other simulating devices
Advantage:
It can be used anywhere, you don’t have to carry it. Once you install it in your laptop, it can be carried even in USP.
The noise level is minimum to none and the consumption of electricity is also less.
The major advantage is “sim mode”. This is not available in real gear.
Disadvantage:
There is “lack of commands” in “Frame Relay”
With regard to ‘OSPF”, you have no support for debugging “OSPF packets and Hellos”
With regard to “Switching”, It does accept “Etherchannel” on the layers of the switches
It affects the ‘STP’ port very frequently that it leads to loops.
Answer:
ust like this program has advantages this program also has a few disadvantages. In this blog post I am going to cover the disadvantages of the program and what I think can be improved.
Disadvantages.
The first major disadvantage of this program is the more in depth you get with programming and making your own networks the harder it can become. With options such as blank routers and PCs dragging one of the incorrect entities into the program can leads to errors which can be annoying and hard to find and fix and overcome. This can be really frustrating and lead to a lot of beginners becoming confused and impact their learning.
Another major disadvantage is the fact that some of the entities in the program have to be manually turned on to function. This includes routers and switches which if not turned on will not work and this can also lead to networks not working properly and again errors in running your networks.
Another disadvantage is to do with the start up of the program. When installing it I had a good few problems setting it up with file locations and temporary file storage. A quick you tube search helped to resolve this problem but again this is annoying again for the user and the user side of things.
Last disadvantage of the program is the different versions of the program. It might not seem like a big issue but with the last update of the program they gave the whole home screen and navigation bars a make over which when learning it all on the old version has made it difficult to get used to and some of my lecture notes were done in the old version and I found this hard to get used to.
User Experience.
Overall opinion.
Overall I think the program doesn’t have much errors but the ones it has if fixed would lead to the program and user experience becoming much more enjoyable and easier to use.