I would like some people to come together who have the time, talent, interest in creating a small(ish) project
It could sit atop an existing NMS type system. The dude almost has the capability already. Our old SNMPc platform Im pretty sure can do it with some creative rules and relation trees Basically just lay out a network map. SNMP poll for an interface list SNMP poll for the routing table SNMP poll for the bridge table SNMP poll for the IF IP list Populate the port list on the device icon dynamically Populate the port links between the devices, with an override of course Input a target IP space with the default always being 0.0.0.0/0 Parse the routing table for the route and the interface associated with that route Change the link line from that interface to an arrow line, bonus points for nifty animations I like the sourceforge type open source project idea If its not something people would be willing to do as a small group project on the free shoot me an offlist quote if its something youre capable of, though I doubt the bosses budget idea will meet the demand, but per the conversation with him today, he wouldnt be opposed to entertaining an affordable solution. -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
