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Comparing ICMPv4 and ICMPv6 Packet Type Numbers with Packet
Tracer 5.2

Introduction

Some messages used in IPv6 have the same function as in IPv4. In this lab, you will examine ICMPv4 and
ICMPv6 packet details using Packet Tracer (PT), and compare their type numbers. In addition, you will look
for ICMPv6 packets that do not have a corresponding ICMPv4 type.

Topology and Configuration

The topology shown below has an IPv4-only network, consisting of Router0 and Router1. It has an IPv6-only
network consisting of Router2 and Router3.




Task 1: Become familiar with the networks in the file, ICMPv4 ICMPv6 packets.pkt.

Step 1: Examine the address configuration on each router interface.
List the addresses on each router interface.
Router0, interface F0/0: _____________________
Router1, interface F0/1: _____________________
Router2, interface F0/0: _____________________
Router3, interface F0/1: _____________________

Step 2: Examine interface addressing using the mouse over feature.
Hold the mouse pointer over one of the routers to examine the address configured on an interface.
Notice which interface has the address.
Hold the mouse pointer over the green LED light near the same router.
Is this the same interface which has the configured address?
You can use this technique to quickly check on interfaces and addresses.

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Task 2: Send an ICMPv4 packet.

Step 1: Switch to Simulation mode and prepare to only examine ICMP and ARP traffic.
Packet Tracer launches in Realtime mode. Notice the clock on the Realtime tab in the lower right hand corner.
Select the stopwatch tab to enter Simulation mode.
A Simulation Panel including the Event List, Play Controls and the Event List Filters opens to the right
of the network.
Double-click the title bar of the Simulation Panel to undock it.
Examine the Event List Filters section of the window to see that the only visible events are ICMP
and ARP. This will allow you to view only those two protocols.

Step 2: Use the Play Controls to run the simulation.
Select Auto Capture / Play button to start the simulation.
This will show any ICMPv4 or ARP traffic on either network. Observe for several seconds.
Select Auto Capture / Play button to stop the simulation.
Do you see any ICMPv4 or ARP traffic on the top network? _______
Do you see any ICMPv4 or ARP traffic on the bottom network? _______


Task 3: Observe a Simple PDU in the Router 0 Router 1 Network

Step 1: Place a Simple PDU at Router0.
Click and release the closed envelope icon at the right.
Click Router0, to indicate this will be the source.
Then click Router 1 as the destination.
A packet envelope icon will appear at Router0.
In which protocol must that packet be constructed, ICMPv4 or ICMPv6? ___________

Step 2: Before starting the simulation, examine the PDU Information of the packet at Router0.


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Click on the packet in the Simulation Panel to open the PDU information window.
Examine the information under the OSI Model tab. Look at the Layer 3 information in your PDU
Information Window.
What is the name of the packet? _______________________
In layer 3, find the packet type number _____
Is the ICMP version correct? ________
What common application sends packets with this name? ___________________
If you do not recognize the packet name from your coursework, look it up to answer this question.

Step 3: Start the simulation.
Select Auto Capture / Play button to run the simulation.
What happens to the ICMP packet? ___________________
What happens instead? ___________________________________________________
Does this make sense? ___________________________________________________
Should a second ICMP packet reach its destination of Router1? ______

Step 4: Start the simulation.
Place another simple PDU at Router0, with a destination of Router1.
Select Auto Capture / Play button to run the simulation.
Stop the simulation once the ICMP process is complete.
Notice the traffic details in the Simulation Panel under the Event List section.
Find the event in which the packets last device was Router0 and the packet is at Router1.
Double-click the packet color for that event in the Info column.
In the PDU Information window, determine the packet type number that will be sent out Router1 back
to Router0.
What is the type number? _______
What is the name of the packet? __________________________
What common application sends packets with this name? ___________________
If you do not recognize the packet name from your coursework, look it up to answer this question.


Task 4: Observe a Simple PDU in the Router 2 Router 3 Network

Step 1: Place a Simple PDU to be sent from Router2 to Router3.
Refer to the previous task if you do not remember details of these steps.
Un-check the ICMP and ARP protocols and select ICMPv6.









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Step 2: Before starting the simulation, examine the PDU Information of the packet at Router2.
In layer 3, find the packet type number.
Is the ICMP version correct? ___________
Look at the detailed information at the bottom of the PDU Information Window to find the name of this
packet.
Type number _______
Packet name __________________________
What common application sends packets with this name? ___________________
Even though you have not studied IPv6 extensively, you may be able to guess the answer based on
your work in this lab.


Step 3: Start the simulation
Select Auto Capture / Play button to run the simulation
Stop the simulation once the ICMP process is complete.
What happens before the Echo Request packet is sent? (You can click the colored square near any
of the previously sent packets to examine them) ________________________________
What is its name and type number? Hint: For the correct name, look in step 1 of the steps listed for
Layer 3, outgoing, of the OSI model. _____________________
What is the response from Router3? ____________________
What happens to the PDU after that? Does it fail? __________________
Notice the traffic details in the Simulation Panel under the Event List section.
Find the event in which the packets last device was Router2 and the packet is at Router3.
Double-click the packet color for that event in the Info column.
In the PDU Information window, determine the packet type number that will be sent out Router3 back
to Router2.
What is the type number? _______
What is the name of the packet? __________________________
What common application sends packets with this name? ___________________
If you do not recognize the packet name from your coursework, look it up to answer this question.



Conclusions

What ICMPv6 packet has a similar, if not identical, function to ARP Request in IPv4?
___________________________

What ICMPv6 packet has a similar, if not identical, function to ARP Reply in IPv4?
___________________________







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What were the names and type numbers of other packets you found that had a corresponding purpose in both
ICMPv4 and ICMPv6?

Packet Name
Version 4
Type number
Version 6
Type number
Echo Request
Echo Reply