In this scenario, we will explore the use of port 8001 in Cisco Packet Tracer. By default, Cisco Packet Tracer uses port 8000 for web-based access. However, what if you want to access the Packet Tracer web interface on a different port, such as 8001?
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When you launch Packet Tracer and attempt to log in, the application opens port 8001 on your local machine ( 127.0.0.1 ) to communicate with your web browser . This allows the browser to securely pass authentication tokens back to the Packet Tracer software after you sign in on the official Cisco website . cisco packet tracer port 8001