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--- networkexplorer [2007/09/27 17:45] – added screenshot faltin
+++ networkexplorer [2008/03/13 08:51] (current) – faltin
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 {{screenshot:networkexplorer.png?800|Netowork explorer }}
 ===== Navigation =====
-The initial view lists all the routers (GW and GSW). The user may exlore a router by clicking on the plus (+) sign. This will give a router port listing for this router.
+The initial view lists all the routers ([[categoriesandtypes|GW and GSW]]). The user may explore a router by clicking on the plus sign (+). This will open a router interface listing for this router.
-Please not that if the tag "show detailed information" is checked details on ip addresses and router port description data is also shown.
+If the tag "show detailed information" is checked details on IP addresses and router interface descriptions is also shown.
+If further topology for a given router interface is known; i.e. which switch the router interface connects to, you can drill down further by clicking on a second level plus sign (+). You can keep on exploring the subnet in question in this manner. For each switch the switch ports that are configured for this subnet/vlan will be displayed.
+   * A double arrow indicates a vlan tagged (trunked in Cisco terminology) connection.
+   * When the switch port connects to end equipment the port name is shown. A drill down on end equipment will show you the IP and mac address(es) behind the given port.
-If the further topology for a given router interface is known; i.e. which switch the router port connects to, you can drill down further clicking on another (+). You can keep on exploring the subnet in question in this manner. For each switch
-the connected switch port is displayed. If the connection is vlan tagged (or trunked in Cisco terminology) a double arrow is used. When the swith port connects to end equipment the port name is shown. One more drill down will show you the
-ip and mac adress(es) behind the given port.
 ===== Search options =====
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   * a particular sysName or a substring match (check "show exact/no substring match" if you want exact matches only
   * a particular IP address
-  * a mac address
+  * a mac address: does a machine track search (delimiter ':' is allowed or none, do not use '-').
-  * a port name (port descrition)
+  * a port name (port description)
   * a vlan, i.e. all switch ports that belong to the vlan in question
   * a room, i.e. all equipment that is in a given room