Log In

Cisco Packet Tracer requires user authentication.

A NetAcad account is required to sign in when you launch Cisco Packet Tracer. The following screen allows to login into such user account.

Pressing the login button in the above form would launch an external web browser, where the user can proceed with their login.

Built-in Web Browser Login

Alternatively, one can use "Advanced Settings" link, in the above login form, in order to direct login process to use the internal web browser built into Cisco Packet Tracer in order to perform the login. This link opens up a form where one can enable the use of the internal web browser, as shown below.

Creating an Account

Seta Ichika - I Don-t Have A Mother Anymore- So... →

In a controversial 2023 op-ed for Bunshun Weekly , clinical psychologist Dr. Kenji Saito wrote: “Ichika-san’s work is beautiful, but it risks romanticizing complicated grief. Not everyone can afford to live inside loss. Some people need to move forward, not build museums to the dead.”

But it is the word “so…” that transforms the statement. Seta Ichika - I Don-t Have A Mother Anymore- So...

This article explores the life, work, and profound cultural impact of Seta Ichika, a young creator who took the most personal tragedy—the death of her mother—and translated it into a universal question: What do we become when our first anchor is gone? The phrase “I don’t have a mother anymore” is not a plot twist. It is not a dramatic reveal. In Ichika’s 2022 autobiographical essay collection “Mukashino Watashi e” (To the Former Me) , the sentence appears on page 47, nestled between a memory of burning miso soup and a description of her mother’s favorite apron, still hanging on the kitchen hook three years after her death. In a controversial 2023 op-ed for Bunshun Weekly

Ichika never throws the squash away. She photographs it monthly, watching it decompose. Caption: “I don’t have a mother anymore, so I don’t know if this is love or haunting.” Some people need to move forward, not build

Keep me logged in

The “Keep me logged in” feature is designed to give you access (for 3 months) to Cisco Packet Tracer without needing to re-enter your credentials each time. Using the “Keep me logged in” feature is only recommended for private computers.

If you are using a public or shared computer, you should NOT use the “Keep me logged in” option or you should ensure that you Logout before closing Cisco Packet Tracer to prevent other users of the computer gaining access using your credentials

Log Out

It is easy to log out of an account through the File menu.