Mapping a network

[Slaters Kustum Machines]

Doesn't help for existing networks, but Unifi equipment creates fantastic maps automatically.

 

[allanc]

Doesn't help for existing networks, but Unifi equipment creates fantastic maps automatically.
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Very impressive indeed.

 

[allanc]

I realize that I am resurrecting a thread that is over a year-old but it is still relevant to me.
I d/l and installed The Dude 3.6 and am trying the program for the first time on Windows 7 PRO and Windows 8.1 computers.
I was hoping to generate a device map that looks like this with links, etc. but my output only displays device names (see attachment).
Googling for answers did not result in any suggestions.
TIA!

Anyone?

 

[Markverhyden]

Anyone?

Your screen shot showed no menu bar. Is there one? On the man page you linked the Add Button should have add link under it.

 

[allanc]

Your screen shot showed no menu bar. Is there one? On the man page you linked the Add Button should have add link under it.

Yes, there is a menu bar.
However, the documentation mentions that the links should be automatically drawn.

 

[Markverhyden]

Not having looked at it yet I took a dive into it today. I go the same results you did. So after doing some digging around it looks like one has to have at least L2 switches with things like SNMP discovery enabled, etc. Do you have that? I don't but will try spinning up a switch to see what happens. When I was searching for "links not being auto created" there were many who commented that they did not turn on auto links and just manually created them.

One nice thing about this is that, if you are on a managed network, you can just spin up a RouterOS instance, put it in bridge mode and then use it as a discovery and monitoring appliance.

Edit: found this post which has info on setting up on a Ubiquiti switch and The Dude. I'll give it a try in a while.

 

[allanc]

Not having looked at it yet I took a dive into it today. I go the same results you did. So after doing some digging around it looks like one has to have at least L2 switches with things like SNMP discovery enabled, etc. Do you have that? I don't but will try spinning up a switch to see what happens. When I was searching for "links not being auto created" there were many who commented that they did not turn on auto links and just manually created them.

One nice thing about this is that, if you are on a managed network, you can just spin up a RouterOS instance, put it in bridge mode and then use it as a discovery and monitoring appliance.

Edit: found this post which has info on setting up on a Ubiquiti switch and The Dude. I'll give it a try in a while.

Maybe I am trying to use the wrong tool.
My intention was to install on my notebook that I use on the road.
Then connect it into clients' existing networks to take a snapshot of their network and produce a map with ICONs.
Different iCONs for various type of devices would be great.

Do you have any suggestions?

 

[Markverhyden]

Personally, it's the only free one I'm aware of that automatically generates icons. Since you can spin up a RouterOS device as a VM you could do that on your laptop to use that as a sensor. Here is one for Virtualbox.

https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:CHR_VirtualBox_installation

 

[allanc]

Personally, it's the only free one I'm aware of that automatically generates icons. Since you can spin up a RouterOS device as a VM you could do that on your laptop to use that as a sensor. Here is one for Virtualbox.

https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:CHR_VirtualBox_installation

Personally, it's the only free one I'm aware of that automatically generates icons. Since you can spin up a RouterOS device as a VM you could do that on your laptop to use that as a sensor. Here is one for Virtualbox.

https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:CHR_VirtualBox_installation

Tks. I miight just try it!