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| {{tools:network-explorer.png|}} The network explorer tool presents the network in a tree structured manner. | {{tools:network-explorer.png|}} The network explorer tool presents the network in a tree structured manner. | ||
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| ===== Navigation ===== | ===== 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. |
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | * 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 ===== | ===== 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 sysName or a substring match (check "show exact/no substring match" if you want exact matches only | ||
| * a particular IP address | * 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 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 | * a room, i.e. all equipment that is in a given room | ||
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