### Intro

Netdisco is an Open Source web-based network management tool.

Here are some of the favorite uses for this tool:

- Find a Switch Port from a MAC or IP address and the reverse.
- Administratively disable a Switch Port while leaving an audit trail.
  (Required ReadWrite SNMP passwords to be configured)
- Quickly provide configuration information for network devices.
- Inventory your network hardware by model, vendor and IOS.
- Control your IP address space; know who uses what IP and when.
- Historical data: know what IP and MAC addresses that are in use, and were in use on what ports.
- Pretty pictures of your network.

New in 0.94:

New Features:
+ Improved IP Inventory shows IP usage in whole Subnet + Netbios information polled from nodes + MIBs are now managed by Netdisco + Back-end Log files now viewable from "Backend Logs" + Device Invetory by Location Field + Administrative Log to track Netdisco Users + ifLastChange info added to each port + Real Name and Notes fields added for users + Improved Node Search
New Devices Supported:
Nortel Family: o Alteon AD o AP222x o BayRS o BayStack o Centillion o Contivity o Passport o Proxim / Orinoco Other: o More Foundry Support o Cisco C3560
Bugs Fixed:
* Device Search and Node Search wildcards broken * MacSuck only works on VLANs in use, not just present * Some uplink ports could be turned off * Topology File resolves aliases to root device * Multiple enviornment variables in db_*_env allowed now.

See ChangeLog for more details and credits.

Things connected to the network are divided into two categories:

- Devices - Network appliances such as routers, switches, and hubs that support SNMP. Each device has multiple interfaces (ports) and can have IPs assigned to those interfaces.
- Nodes - Anything on the network that has a MAC address that isn't a device. Printers, Computers, Servers, Devices for which we don't have SNMP access.

See the glossary for more details.

### Support

If you have problems with Netdisco you should :

1. Talk to your Network Administrator who installed Netdisco
2. Check for a Newer Release
3. Check for Bugs
4. Read the Mailing List Archives
5. Ask a Question on the Mailing List

Netdisco is written and maintained by Max Baker. Originally created at UCSC, it is now hosted at Source Forge. %# $Id: index.html,v 1.9 2004/11/09 20:07:38 maxbaker Exp $ %# vim:syntax=mason