Yeo695 Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 I didn't know where to post this so I just threw it up in general chat... I recently visited a near by school and they just received a $3,000,000.00 technology overhaul in the whole school. Needless to say their tech office has a 12 monitor monster computer and one of the monitors on the computer has a Live Network Map. Essentially it's one of those fancy maps with the pretty pictures of the computers, switches and servers but it's actively showing that it running. And I want one. I know I can get a network map from a server but I'm talking about a massive network map that covers all of the school buildings (5 buildings in total) in the district. It would be something like 500 desktop computers, 400 laptops, 12 servers, a bunch of switches. And everything or at least the servers and switches have a live ping always running and when say something is off/down/ or can't connect it shows it in the map. Check out the links below for somethings that i'm looking for. http://support.novell.com/techcenter/articles/img/nc200205fFig1.gif http://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/network-map-configurations.png Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
sdc Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 You can do this with "The Dude" - I have documentation available if you want to know how.
Yeo695 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 I may of just found something, exactly what i'm talking about just no as organized as I thought it would be. Network Mapping | Network Maps | Network Mapping software :: OpManager
Yeo695 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 You can do this with "The Dude" - I have documentation available if you want to know how. What is "The Dude"?
Steve21 Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Cacti is free, just needs setting up Example: http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/jay_oasis/WM.png Steve
Duke5A Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 What is "The Dude"? MikroTik Routers and Wireless: The Dude Looks cool.
LiamH Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 solarwinds do some very nice tools. some are paid for but some of the free ones are very handy, think some of those do ping monitoring. Download Free Network Management & Free Network Monitoring Software from SolarWinds
TechMonkey Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 The Weathermap add on to Naigos looks very impressive. Image http://www.network-weathermap.com/files/anim1_0.mpg
sdc Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 What is "The Dude"? It allows you to monitor any IP address (and any services on that device, such as HTTP, TCP, SMTP, FTP, etc, or you can write your own custom test) and then report visually, audibly and/or via email. I have created multiple maps of our site - from an overview screen down to individual classrooms and buildings - with pictures of each device. I get full stats in terms of availability and uptime, service response times, full SNMP data, together with a status indication - e.g. green for all OK, amber for something wrong, red for fully down. PM me if you'd like my document on how it all works and how to set it up. It doesn't take too long to do and it's totally free. There's also an iOS app so you can keep track of your network anywhere from your iPhone or iPad.
levell3r Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Spiceworks has a network map, but Nagvis would be the best imo. Screenshots - NagVis.org
dany2010 Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) You can do this with "The Dude" - I have documentation available if you want to know how. Hi. I would really appreciate the docs if you don't mine PMing please. I have tried a few but did that some are a nightmare to setup. Think it was nagios or something. Thanks Edited May 21, 2013 by dany2010
kearton Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 HP IMC ? http://h17007.www1.hp.com/docs/mark/4AA3-4496ENW.pdf
ChrisH Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 We use weathermap you can get it look like whatever you want .
dobsonl Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 @sdc would it be possible for you to send me a copy of your documentation for setting the dude up?
Debbie99 Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 You can do this with "The Dude" - I have documentation available if you want to know how. Could I possibly have a copy of this as well please. Thanks
Pyroman Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 EduGeek.net - An EduGeek Roundup of Free Network Monitoring Tools
w-clarke101 Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 PMs sent to those who have requested the doc! I would like a copy please!
dany2010 Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Tried out the dude today and looks fairly decent. It was Zabbix I tried before and have to say unless you know your Linux like the edugeek roundup says its difficult. Gave up on it in the end. The dude requires snmp which you have to ensure you set it up securely. It looks like you can add more tests to The Dude but requires a bit of knowledge in something. Havnt worked out what code it uses just yet.
mdrabble Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 PMs sent to those who have requested the doc! Could I grab a copy as well please
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