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




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