A bus topology is a network in which nodes are directly linked with a common half-duplex link. A host on a bus topology is called a station. In a bus network, every station will accept all network packets, and these packets generated by each station have equal information priority. A bus network includes a single network segment and collision domain.
Steps to Configure and Setup Bus Topology in Cisco Packet Tracer :
Step 1: First, open the cisco packet tracer desktop and select the devices given below:
| S.NO | Device | Model-Name |
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| 1. | PC | PC |
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| 2. | Switch | PT-Switch |
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IP Addressing Table
| S.NO | Device | IPv4 Address | Subnet Mask |
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| | pc0 | 192.168.0.1 | 255.255.255.0 |
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| | pc1 | 192.168.0.2 | 255.255.255.0 |
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| | pc2 | 192.168.0.3 | 255.255.255.0 |
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| | pc3 | 192.168.0.4 | 255.255.255.0 |
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- Then, create a network topology as shown below image:
- Use an Automatic connecting cable to connect the devices with others.
Step 2: Configure the PCs (hosts) with IPv4 address and Subnet Mask according to the IP addressing table given above.
- To assign an IP address in PC0, click on PC0.
- Then, go to desktop and then IP configuration and there you will IPv4 configuration.
- Fill IPv4 address and subnet mask.
- Assigning an IP address using the ipconfig command, or we can also assign an IP address with the help of a command.
- Go to the command terminal of the PC.
- Then, type ipconfig <IPv4 address><subnet mask><default gateway>(if needed)
Example: ipconfig 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
- Repeat the same procedure with other PCs to configure them thoroughly.
Step 3: Verify the connection by pinging the IP address of any host in PC0.
- Use the ping command to verify the connection.
- As we can see we are getting replies from a targeted node on both PCs.
- Hence the connection is verified.
Simulation Result:
A simulation of the experiment is given below we have sent two PDU packets one targeted from PC0 to PC2 and another targeted from PC3 to PC1.