Packet Tracer 3.2 Usage

The Answer Network Panel

In the Answer Network panel, you construct the answer (solution) network, and check off exactly what elements of the network on which you want to assess the students. Click on the "Show Answer Network" button to view the workspace for the answer network. Note that the workspace background has a purplelish hue. If you chose to convert the existing workspace to the answer network when you first entered the Activity Wizard, that network will already be in place, and you may further edit it here. If you didn't chose convert, you'll have a blank workspace to work from. After you have completed the answer network, you may wish to export it (saving it as another .pkt file) using the "Export Answer Network" button.

| Note: From the answer network workspace, You can return to the Activity Wizard at any time by clicking on the Wizard's Hat icon in the lower left corner of the screen.

Setting the Assessment Items

A feature to be assessed means that the student configuration for that item must match that feature's configuration in the answer network. The assessment options are chosen by checking items in the expandable tree. You can check specific features or entire categories. For example, you can check just the IP address of a port of a particular router, or click on the "Ports" category to check all settings of all ports on the router. A red check indicates a specific feature or an entire category is assessed. A gray check indicates that only some of the features in the category are assessed. In general, it is better to be specific, rather than checking entire categories. With this system, a student's solution may be different than the instructor's answer network, but still is correct as long as the assessed features match.

For convenience, you can hide certain features in the tree by using various filters. For example, unchecking the "Routing" filter will hide all categories related to routing, such as static routes, dynamic routing, and RIP.

The screenshot above indicates the relevant items that need to be checked for our simple example: The port type on PC0, the existence of a link to Router0, the connection type, and which port is it on. Similar items are also checked under Router0 (not shown).

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