[c-nsp] CDP agent for hosts

[ChrisSerafin]

Excuse my ignorance, but why would you want to use CDP on 
servers/workstations?

Chris Serafin
Security Engineer
chris at chrisserafin.com



Ian Henderson wrote:
> 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.
>
> -----
> 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
> -----
>
> The output is pretty similar to the CallManager/Communicator CDP from
> Cisco:
>
> -----
> 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):
> -----
>
> We also have one for Linux as part of our base install, don't have a URL
> handy though sorry.
>
> Rgds,
>
>
>
> - I.
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