Mapping Home Network???
in [Mac Systems]
|
From: gmark99 on 24 Jun 2008 13:53 How can I map my home network? That is, draw a map of the IP addresses and topology of the thing? Best tools/approaches? Ideas? TIA! Mark
From: gmark99 on 24 Jun 2008 15:30 On Jun 24, 2:16 pm, Michael Vilain <vil...(a)NOspamcop.net> wrote: > In article > <6b9c3b58-5e56-4a78-91c7-3bed771a5...(a)p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com>, > > gmar...(a)gmail.com wrote: > > How can I map my home network? That is, draw a map of the IP > > addresses and topology of the thing? > > > Best tools/approaches? Ideas? > > > TIA! > > > Mark > > Pencil and paper? > > Or rapidograph and t-square? > > There are 3rd-party network tools out there but none "draw a map" of > your IP network and topology. Isn't that a function of the sysadmin and > if you're it, why haven't you done this from day 0? Okay, I install a printer, say. Where do I get the IP address assigned to it? Run ping to ever possible IP combination of the local subnet? Gotta' be a better approach than brute force. Or if someone in another part of the network plugs a scanner in and there's a collision -- do you just walk around and ask people if they've plugged something in? See what I'm getting at? Or maybe these really are dumb questions. Mark
From: You on 24 Jun 2008 15:59 In article <6b9c3b58-5e56-4a78-91c7-3bed771a59c7(a)p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com>, gmark99(a)gmail.com wrote: > How can I map my home network? That is, draw a map of the IP > addresses and topology of the thing? > > Best tools/approaches? Ideas? > > TIA! > > Mark I use a simple CADD program and do it Graphically....
From: Jolly Roger on 24 Jun 2008 16:35 In article <you-533B78.11590324062008(a)netnews.worldnet.att.net>, You <you(a)shadow.orgs> wrote: > In article > <6b9c3b58-5e56-4a78-91c7-3bed771a59c7(a)p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com>, > gmark99(a)gmail.com wrote: > > > How can I map my home network? That is, draw a map of the IP > > addresses and topology of the thing? > > > > Best tools/approaches? Ideas? > > I use a simple CADD program and do it Graphically.... I usually use Intaglio, or OmniGraffle. -- Please send all responses to the relevant news group rather than directly to me, as E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. You'll need to use a real news reader if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Jim Gibson on 24 Jun 2008 21:11
In article <601ea124-4678-4e91-8e45-04229add9342(a)z24g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, <gmark99(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 24, 2:16�pm, Michael Vilain <vil...(a)NOspamcop.net> wrote: > > In article > > <6b9c3b58-5e56-4a78-91c7-3bed771a5...(a)p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com>, > > > > �gmar...(a)gmail.com wrote: > > > How can I map my home network? �That is, draw a map of the IP > > > addresses and topology of the thing? > > > > > Best tools/approaches? �Ideas? > > > > > TIA! > > > > > Mark > > > > Pencil and paper? > > > > Or rapidograph and t-square? > > > > There are 3rd-party network tools out there but none "draw a map" of > > your IP network and topology. �Isn't that a function of the sysadmin and > > if you're it, why haven't you done this from day 0? > > Okay, I install a printer, say. Where do I get the IP address assigned > to it? Run ping to ever possible IP combination of the local subnet? > Gotta' be a better approach than brute force. Or if someone in > another part of the network plugs a scanner in and there's a collision > -- do you just walk around and ask people if they've plugged something > in? See what I'm getting at? Or maybe these really are dumb > questions. Most printers will have some sort of utility software, either a stand-alone program, part of a driver, or a built-in web server accessed using a browser. The printer utility will allow you to assign an IP address or configure it to get a dynamic address. In either case, the utility will let you know what the IP address is so you can configure clients to use the printer. Some printers will also let you print a configuration page containing the IP address and other information. Pinging addresses in your local-area network range is a valid method for mapping a network. -- Jim Gibson |