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    • NETSN
      NETS
      last edited by

      Is there a third party app that will display switch layout and whats connected to each port similar to what Meraki does? If not what are you using to pull the snmp or CDP data from the switches.

      We have a lnetwork that we are trying to work through and it would be nice to visualize what's there.

      The majority of the switches are Cisco SG-300's

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        We mostly use smart switches for the SMB market and they do it right in their own interface. No external tools needed.

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          @scottalanmiller said in Viewing switch topology:

          We mostly use smart switches for the SMB market and they do it right in their own interface. No external tools needed.

          Which ones do you use that do this? Can you show a screen shot?

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          • dafyreD
            dafyre
            last edited by

            I have never found any tools that do this nicely. Even some of the paid apps I've seen are little more than a single switch at the top of a pyramid and then it flows from there.

            You could check and see if the Spiceworks network map works... just configure it only for SNMP and tell it to scan the IP range of the switches.

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            • NETSN
              NETS
              last edited by

              This makes me want to move everyone to Meraki or Ubiquiti. It's so much cleaner.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @NETS
                last edited by

                @NETS said in Viewing switch topology:

                This makes me want to move everyone to Meraki or Ubiquiti. It's so much cleaner.

                Does Ubiquiti do this?

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch @Dashrender
                  last edited by

                  @Dashrender said in Viewing switch topology:

                  @NETS said in Viewing switch topology:

                  This makes me want to move everyone to Meraki or Ubiquiti. It's so much cleaner.

                  Does Ubiquiti do this?

                  The UniFi line has stuff like this. Not using it though.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @JaredBusch
                    last edited by

                    @JaredBusch said in Viewing switch topology:

                    @Dashrender said in Viewing switch topology:

                    @NETS said in Viewing switch topology:

                    This makes me want to move everyone to Meraki or Ubiquiti. It's so much cleaner.

                    Does Ubiquiti do this?

                    The UniFi line has stuff like this. Not using it though.

                    Right.. I'm using the Edge line as well.

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                    • ntoxicatorN
                      ntoxicator
                      last edited by

                      Do you not see the active ports and stats within the webGUI of the SG-300? its all right there

                      What about SNMP reporting? Such as The Dude by MikroTIK 😉

                      I guess im a MikroTik Fanboy...

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                      • dafyreD
                        dafyre @ntoxicator
                        last edited by

                        @ntoxicator said in Viewing switch topology:

                        Do you not see the active ports and stats within the webGUI of the SG-300? its all right there

                        What about SNMP reporting? Such as The Dude by MikroTIK 😉

                        I guess im a MikroTik Fanboy...

                        Will "The Dude" accurately build Topology maps? It's been so long since I've used it, I almost forgot about that one.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @dafyre
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                          @dafyre said in Viewing switch topology:

                          @ntoxicator said in Viewing switch topology:

                          Do you not see the active ports and stats within the webGUI of the SG-300? its all right there

                          What about SNMP reporting? Such as The Dude by MikroTIK 😉

                          I guess im a MikroTik Fanboy...

                          Will "The Dude" accurately build Topology maps? It's been so long since I've used it, I almost forgot about that one.

                          that was super popular five years ago. I used to hear about people using them regularly. Seems to have lost steam or something.

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                          • ntoxicatorN
                            ntoxicator @scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            @scottalanmiller

                            They depreciated it from majority of their routers. So have to install "The Dude Server" package on x86 machine. And then run the client locally and from there it'll map and giving you the power to be.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @ntoxicator
                              last edited by

                              @ntoxicator said in Viewing switch topology:

                              @scottalanmiller

                              They depreciated it from majority of their routers. So have to install "The Dude Server" package on x86 machine. And then run the client locally and from there it'll map and giving you the power to be.

                              That doesn't seem like much of a negative.

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                              • ntoxicatorN
                                ntoxicator @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller

                                Nah, its for the better. But all functionality is still there and the same.

                                Its supported on the CCR models though, as has the hardware/cpu power to do so. I think they'll also release it for their newer ARM based routers as well.

                                @dafyre - - it should map out and build topology for you. Or at the least, poll all your network devices via SNMP or netbios name, and relative distance... From there you can draw together

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                                • ntoxicatorN
                                  ntoxicator
                                  last edited by

                                  See their wiki
                                  http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:The_Dude_v6/Device_map

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                                  • dafyreD
                                    dafyre @ntoxicator
                                    last edited by

                                    @ntoxicator said in Viewing switch topology:

                                    @scottalanmiller

                                    Nah, its for the better. But all functionality is still there and the same.

                                    Its supported on the CCR models though, as has the hardware/cpu power to do so. I think they'll also release it for their newer ARM based routers as well.

                                    @dafyre - - it should map out and build topology for you. Or at the least, poll all your network devices via SNMP or netbios name, and relative distance... From there you can draw together

                                    That's the problem I have with a lot of these tools... They get you almost all the way there, and then you're still left having to do a lot of stuff by hand... Or the one or two I have seen give you such a crazy map that it's near impossible to read.

                                    That said, I do like the ease of which you can use The Dude to build your own Map after it finds your devices.

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                                    • RamblingBipedR
                                      RamblingBiped
                                      last edited by RamblingBiped

                                      You can use Nagios 4 and NagVis to create custom visualizations for your entire infrastructure. All you need is the time to set everything up how you like it. You should even be able to get the visio stencils from CISCO for all of you hardware.

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                                      • J
                                        Jason Banned
                                        last edited by Jason

                                        Cisco network assistant does stuff like this for smaller setups. Not sure if it works with the fake cisco/SMB SG Line though.

                                        http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/network-assistant/index.html

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