My question to Tom and Raj is, where can I get it? I am not a programmer (yet, working on that), so scripts like these that are free are always a welcome site. If you guys are willing to share what you have (your livelihood doesn't depend on it) let me know.
Robert ""Tom Martin"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Raj, > > Is the software going to be open source? I have a large collection of > scripts for automating configuration (during rollouts) and basic > troubleshooting. I've had intentions of providing a GUI front-end at > some point, either in Java or PHP, but never seem to have the time to > get around to it. > > Most of the advanced troubleshooting is performed by our technicians > anyway (as opposed to directly by the customer), so not having a > graphical interface has not been a big deal. > > Either way, since you've obviously done some work in that area it might > be nice to merge some sources to provide additional functionality. For > example, I can see where it might be nice to see which switches are > encountered between hops, especially if the next hop isn't reachable. I > wouldn't imagine this would be terribly difficult, since the code is > already written. > > Just a thought. > > - Tom > > Raj Santiago wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > A friend and myself have recently completed a program, in which WE think > > is going to be very helpful to all engineers out there. Basically its a > > network-graphing program. How does it work ? > > > > 7 logs on to all known routers in your network and issues term len 0 and > > then show ip route. These outputs are then stored under the name of the > > router. > > 7 Next you specify a source ip(or name) and a destination ip (or name) > > 7 Our code basically works out the starting point(s) and then builds a > graph > > based on the routing table(stored as files) to the destination. > > 7 The graph(very pretty with nice colours ) is stored as a png file and a > > HTML document is created to reference it. > > > > What does this mean? > > 7 You can basically get a graphical representation of your network from any > > two points > > 7 All of this is dynamic because it follows your routing table entries. > > 7 Makes troubleshooting simpler > > Etc.... > > > > Well, we were stoked to see the end product (in which we are doing final > > testing and formulating a module). I was wondering if this would be useful > > to you out there ? If so, just leave a comment. This will give us a rough > > idea on how user friendly we need to package this.... > > > > > > Here is a sample diagram : > > http://www.superplasmas.com.au/routeparser/10.25.159.1_10.47.200.30.png > > > > With IE, you will need to enlarge the pic to view it correctly... (just run > > your mouse over and click on the enlarge button). > > > > > > Any feedback will be good. Please remember this program is free. > > > > Cheers > > > > Raj Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=69764&t=69738 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
