ARnet – AR Network Simulator

CriticalGlitch

About this app

✨ Step into the network. Build, connect, and understand — in augmented reality.

ARnet transforms your space into a hands-on network lab. 🧑‍💻 Place virtual routers, switches, hubs, and PCs 🖥️ around you. Link them with virtual cables 🔌 and explore how real networks function.

Designed for students and beginners, ARnet helps you learn essential networking concepts through guided tutorials and visual interaction — not just theory.

🚀 Key Features
• 🧱 Build beginner-friendly IPv4 networks in AR
• 🔌 Place and connect routers, switches, hubs, and computers
• ✏️ Set device names, IPv4 addresses, subnet masks, and gateways
• ✅ Format-checking for IPv4 addressing
• 📚 Follow step-by-step lessons to unlock custom mode
• 📦 Simulate data sending between end devices with visual packet tracing
• 🚫 Get instant feedback if packets fail to reach the destination
• 📲 Clean, intuitive UI — no login or setup required
• ⚙️ Powered by ARCore for smooth, stable performance

⚠️ Limitations
ARnet is designed for foundational learning. It does not include:
• IPv6 support
• DHCP, DNS, or routing protocols
• Protocol-specific connection types (e.g., Ethernet, fiber)
• Console commands or CLI
• Packet types like ICMP, TCP, UDP
• Advanced simulation or certification-level features (yet!)

What’s new

ARnet update (quick summary)
• Improved device placement: consistent grid, footprint validation, snap rotation.
• Cleaner cable routing: straighter grid-aligned paths with better cable spacing.
• Improved device widget and always-on device info billboard (name/IP/mask).
• Added languages: 🇨🇳 Chinese, 🇫🇷 French, 🇩🇪 German, 🇮🇳 Hindi, 🇮🇹 Italian, 🇯🇵 Japanese, 🇰🇷 Korean, 🇪🇸 Spanish.
• Stability and responsiveness fixes, including onboarding behavior after scene reload.