07-25-2022 04:43 AM
hello my fellow networks i was given PT Activity 1.5.1:
Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge to configure when i reached on the step of adding a 1841 router and adding the serial port. I added the both but on checking the serial interface has no Mac address (no set ) the same on switches help me out i asked my Instructor he told me that the packet tracer version I'm using might be the issue version 8.1.1 and told me to config the static mac address
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07-25-2022 03:13 PM
Serial interfaces have NO Mac addresses, you cannot add serial interface to a switch. MACs are needed for PC, routers, switches, etc for all Ethernet ports /interfaces which have ARPA encapsulation; Default Encapsulation for serial interface is HDLC on Cisco routers. Ethernet communication uses MACs but not serial HDLC or PPP.
Regards, ML
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07-25-2022 03:13 PM
Serial interfaces have NO Mac addresses, you cannot add serial interface to a switch. MACs are needed for PC, routers, switches, etc for all Ethernet ports /interfaces which have ARPA encapsulation; Default Encapsulation for serial interface is HDLC on Cisco routers. Ethernet communication uses MACs but not serial HDLC or PPP.
Regards, ML
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07-28-2022 05:21 AM
thx brother for the help nut all i noticed is that packet tracer v 8.1.1 has some errors with configuring old activites
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