Mapping network?

[pinkpanther56]

We have quite a large LAN that has been managed and put together by a succession of people and never really mapped, this is starting to become a problem when we need to troubleshoot problems. Can anyone advise me on the best way to map our setup?

Is there a software package that can map this for me or will i have to restore to pen and paper?

We use a mix of layer 2 and layer 3 Planet switches.

Thanks in advance.

 

[franklin97355]

TIA 606 addresses this (but in my opinion it's overkill) I doubt there will be software that will do the mapping for you but you can use a database to keep the info once you get it. You will also need to set up a plan to keep the information current. It usually happens that after you spend time to set it up people don't get the changes into the system.

 

[robertjo24]

I couldn't find any free software, but here are some links for commercial packeges.
You can do a search for "network topology mapping" and get plenty of response.

http://www.neon.com/LSwin.shtml

http://www.intelek-tech.com/index.p... mapping&OVKEY=network mapping&OVMTC=standard

 

[netmanrick]

NetworkView will map your network using SNMP. It's a flat file,but has a lot of info.

Rick Harris
SC Dept of Motor Vehicles
Network Operations