Routing and Switching

Why broadcast packets aren't sent across the router?
Applicable Versions NetSim Academic NetSim Standard NetSim Pro Applicable Releases v10.2 v11 v12 v13 v14 Layer 3 devices such as R...
Thu, 2 Apr, 2026 at 11:03 PM
What is the effect of enabling/disabling static ARP in NetSim?
Applicable Versions NetSim Standard NetSim Academic NetSim Pro Applicable Releases v14.4 If STATIC ARP is enabled, it is assumed that ARP table...
Thu, 2 Apr, 2026 at 11:07 PM
How to configure OSPF global and interface parameters in NetSim?
Applicable Versions NetSim Academic   NetSim Standard  NetSim Pro   Applicable Releases v14 or Higher versions Let us consider a simple ne...
Thu, 2 Apr, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Why does the router model in NetSim have the transport layer?
Routers are layer 3 devices because they transport packets at layer 3 (mostly IP). A switch is considered a layer 2 devices because it transport frames at l...
Fri, 8 Oct, 2021 at 5:53 PM
Why are the source/destination IP addresses different in the logs when packets are sent across a router?
Applicable Versions NetSim Standard NetSim Pro NetSim Academic Applicable Releases v11.1 v12 v13 NetSim IP Addressing for NAT/Public IP Th...
Tue, 7 Sep, 2021 at 5:50 PM
Understanding Static ARP configuration in NetSim
Applicable Versions NetSim Academic NetSim Standard NetSim Pro Applicable Releases v10 v11 v12 v13 In a network architecture, different ...
Tue, 7 Sep, 2021 at 6:04 PM
How to obtain a logs for ARP table updates in NetSim?
Applicable Versions NetSim Standard NetSim Pro ARP protocol implementation in NetSim is based on RFC 826. This protocol is supported in the Ethernet...
Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 2:03 PM
How to calculate delay for FTP application over UDP in NetSim?
Applicable Versions NetSim Standard NetSim Professional In NetSim, the average delay for packet transmission for each application is available in t...
Thu, 22 Oct, 2020 at 5:46 PM
In NetSim, how do we configure IP addresses, subnets and applying firewall rules based on subnets?
Applicable Version All (Acad/Std/Pro) Applicable Release v13 or later In this article, we explain: What is IP addressing?  How do we configure class...
Fri, 1 Dec, 2023 at 9:51 AM
NetSim: Example to analyze FIFO, Priority and WFQ scheduling
Applicable Versions NetSim Standard/Acadamic NetSim Pro Applicable Release v14.4 or Higher Introduction As part of the resource allocati...
Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 10:48 AM