[c-nsp] Slightly OT: Network Mapping Tools

[Jerry Bacon]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Neiberger" <jneiberger at gmail.com>


>I used to used HP Network Node Manager at a previous employer and
> thought it did a really good job of automatically mapping the network,
> especially since it handled L3 and L2 discovery well after a bit of
> tweaking. I'm at a new place now and I'm wondering if there are any
> good automated mapping tools out there. I want to focus on Cisco
> routers and switches. I don't need something to map every other device
> on the network, so I'd need to have a good way to filter out
> extraneous stuff.
>
> Any thoughts?

For Cisco switches, the Cisco Network Assistant does a pretty good job. Also 
free.

-- 
Jerry B.