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====== The Machine tracker ====== | ====== The Machine tracker ====== | ||
- | {{tools:machinetracker.png|}} NAV has historic data on the whereabouts of all machines (IP adresses / mac adresses) in the network for the last 30 days. You can locate a machine down to the switch port the machine is directly attached to. The machine tracker tool allows you to search for the location of a given machine, or a set of machines. An example is given: | + | {{tools:machinetracker.png|}} NAV has historic data on the whereabouts of all machines (IP adresses / mac adresses) in the network. You can locate a machine down to the switch port the machine is directly attached to. The machine tracker tool allows you to search for the location of a given machine, or a set of machines. An example is given: |
- | {{screenshot:machinetracker.png?800|The machine tracker}} | + | {{screenshot:3.3:machinetracker.png?600|The machine tracker}} |
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+ | :!: The history of your machine tracker data goes all the way back to when your NAV monitoring started. Run the [[commandlinetools#navclean.py|the command line script navclean.py]] to delete old machine tracker data. | ||
The machine tracker tool has three tabs: | The machine tracker tool has three tabs: | ||
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- Mac search | - Mac search | ||
- Switch search | - Switch search | ||
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===== IP search ===== | ===== IP search ===== | ||
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* Extend the search. The default is 7 days back. NAV stores data 30 days back. | * Extend the search. The default is 7 days back. NAV stores data 30 days back. | ||
- | * Also include inactive IP addresses in the search result. This gives a good overview of | + | * Also include inactive IP addresses in the search result. This gives a good overview of available IP addresses in the scope. |
- | available IP addresses in the scope. | + | |
* Include DNS names in the result. NAV does a DNS lookup for the IP addresses. | * Include DNS names in the result. NAV does a DNS lookup for the IP addresses. | ||
To further track down the machine in interest, click on the mac address, this will result in a mac | To further track down the machine in interest, click on the mac address, this will result in a mac | ||
to switch port search for the given mac address. | to switch port search for the given mac address. | ||
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+ | :!: Note that the IP search is reachable from the prefix report in the report tool. The prefix report has | ||
+ | a column "Active IPs" for the prefix. Click on the shown number to do a driect IP search. | ||
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===== MAC search ===== | ===== MAC search ===== | ||
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* Extend the search. The default is 7 days back. NAV stores data 30 days back. | * Extend the search. The default is 7 days back. NAV stores data 30 days back. | ||
* Include DNS names in the result. NAV does a DNS lookup for the IP address that belongs the MAC address in question. | * Include DNS names in the result. NAV does a DNS lookup for the IP address that belongs the MAC address in question. | ||
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===== Switch Search ===== | ===== Switch Search ===== | ||
You may also search for machines (MAC addresses) that are located behind a given interface. Fill in the | You may also search for machines (MAC addresses) that are located behind a given interface. Fill in the | ||
- | switch name, or part of it, see search hints. You may also fill inn module and interface, if you do not | + | switch name, or part of it, see search hints. You may also fill inn module and interface, if you don't |
- | all interfaces for the switch will be shown. | + | all interfaces for the switch will be shown. Module is also optional, if you specify interface, module is |
+ | typically not necessary to specify. | ||
+ | To see IP information for the shown mac address, click on the mac address. | ||
+ | :!: Note that the switch port search is available as a link from IP device center, from the interface page. | ||