[c-nsp] CDP agent for hosts

[Ian Henderson]

Dale Shaw wrote:

> I'm looking for recommendations for a third party CDP agent for
> Windows. We have deployed Compuware network probes on PC hardware
> running Windows XP and I'd like to run a CDP agent on them. There are
> a number of options out there and I figure some of you may have some
> good (or bad) tales to tell.    

Google provides http://www.tallsoft.com/cdpmonitor.htm. Just quickly
installed it on my XP Thinkpad and it works, downside seems to be that
it's a bit bloated (client as well as server) and its nagware.

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Device ID: BOUNCER(ianh)
Entry address(es):
  IP address: x.x.x.x
Platform: CPU:1*586; MEM:510M,  Capabilities: Host
Interface: FastEthernet0/0,  Port ID (outgoing port): Intel(R)
PRO/Wireless 2200BG
Holdtime : 28 sec

Version :
windows XP  build 2600  Service Pack 2
DISK INFORMATION:
C:\ : Fixed Disk
D:\ : CDROM Disk

advertisement version: 2
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The output is pretty similar to the CallManager/Communicator CDP from
Cisco:

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Device ID: SEP00123Fxxxxxx
Entry address(es):
  IP address: 10.x.x.x
Platform: Communicator (Windows XP),  Capabilities: Host Phone
Interface: FastEthernet0/21,  Port ID (outgoing port): Broadcom
NetXtreme 57xx Gigab
Holdtime : 130 sec

Version :
1, 0, 0, 1

advertisement version: 1
Management address(es):
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We also have one for Linux as part of our base install, don't have a URL
handy though sorry.

Rgds,



- I.