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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 
networkexplorer.1190915124.txt.gz · Last modified: 2007/09/27 17:45 by faltin