re. Device Locations, putting a forward slash in the Location string will
Group By each sub-string - effectively creating a folders hierarchy.
So for example a Location of "UK/London/WhitSt/2nd Floor" will give you a
folder hierarchy with UK as the top level, London as the next level etc
which makes it easier to target your searches.

On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Hawkins, Michael Stephen <
[email protected]> wrote:

>  David et al:****
>
> ** **
>
> You can never have enough tools especially enough tools to find things on
> your network.****
>
> ** **
>
> There are many great things about Netsight for managing Enterasys and
> non-Enterasys networks.  Compass is a wonderful tool.  Let me suggest there
> are several things that will increase the success of using this tool.****
>
> ** **
>
> See the attached JPG file (has the word “Options” in the file name).  This
> shows the open “Options” button.  These are all the things you can search
> on in a Compass search.  Note that in my standard search on our network, we
> generally only look for three different SNMP mibs when doing a search.
> There are many things you can search for and you can change this list of
> options to improve you search results.  We do this all the time. Note also
> the left column.  When you add a device to Netsight there are many things
> that get recorded about that device.  When you set up a switch or wap you
> should be setting up something in the location field.  That is because
> Netsight will automatically record this information and it will show up in
> searches when you “go to” a device.  You can also search on fewer devices
> to make searches go faster.  There are all sorts of things that can be done
> with searches.  This search goes out and checks all the switches that are
> in Netsight.  Even if I used only the three SNMP mibs you see in this
> picture, to check all 4000+ devices in my Netsight takes about three
> minutes.  This is not bad if you try comparing that to one person stepping
> through arp tables.  We have used this for years with much success.****
>
> ** **
>
> However, there is an even better way to do this and use even more data
> that is in Netsight.  We call it the Networking Information Tool – NIT.***
> *
>
> ** **
>
> The wealth of information that is in Netsight especially as you have more
> components of it install is very, very large.  At UNC we have a large NAC
> deployment.  With a number of tools we have from Enterasys, we have written
> several web pages that are key services that save our users huge amounts of
> time and have reduced drastically reduced the number of tickets we get to
> the networking group.  See the JPG file with the name “NIT” in it.  This is
> a lookup that can be done with a mac address or an IP address (about 90%
> success rate) that is seconds can give back much information about an
> existing device on the network:  If you put in IP address it gives you mac
> address or vice versa.  It also gives you ping status, registered IP
> hostname, switch ip, switch port, port description, switch type, switch
> location, date & time last seen on the network, default vlan, NAC policy of
> the device, Security Domain, Security Profile and Security Group
> Membership.  This lookup takes seconds…yes seconds.  It is looking at many
> things in Netsight as well as a few sources outside of Netsight.  One of
> the reasons it is so fast is that it is using the current data in Netsight
> NAC. We give access to over 400 support staff in our central group and in
> departments throughout campus.  Many tickets do not have to come to us
> because campus support staff have this tool to find things in our large
> network.  When we do get tickets now, much of the time this “NIT”
> information is already in the ticket and we have one less step to do to
> work on a problem.  Programming this is not trivial but it is doable with
> several tool sets and data points you can get from Enterasys.  ****
>
> ** **
>
> Let us know if you have questions.****
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Mike Hawkins****
>
> Associate Director of Networking****
>
> UNC-Chapel Hill****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Maheu, Robert [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:52 AM
>
> *To:* Enterasys Customer Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [enterasys] Network device discover ?****
>
> ** **
>
> Hi David,****
>
> ** **
>
> You can try using Compass from within NetSight Console.  This will 'scan'
> the devices that you currently have modeled to try and determine what is
> living on a port.****
>
> ** **
>
> 1.  Select the All Devices folder.****
>
> 2.  Change to the Compass tab.****
>
> 3.  Leave the Search Type as Auto.****
>
> 4.  Enter the MAC if you know that into the Search Parameters Address
> field.****
>
> ** **
>
> Make sure that the Results Filter is set for layer 2/3/4 and
> CDP/Backplane/Host Data Ports as this will display the most results.****
>
> ** **
>
> If you only want to look on a specific device then you can drill down and
> select only that device in the Device Tree and perform the same operation.
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> NOTE that if you leave the Search Parameters Address field blank it will
> pull back all the information that the switch knows about.****
>
>
> ****
>
>  ****
>
> Robert Maheu | GTAC
> Enterasys Networks | A Siemens Enterprise Communications Company
> Office: 603-952-5630
> Email: [email protected]
>
> *There is nothing more important than our customers.*****
>
>  ****
>
> ** **
>
> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:10 AM, David J. Rodrigues <[email protected]>
> wrote:****
>
> Thank you all!****
>
>  ****
>
> My problem is to find equipment which IP address is unknown, especially
> devices without IP (that’s why I’m asking something like MAC scanner).****
>
> By the SNMP method i think i should have IP configured on all devices,
> right?****
>
>  ****
>
> Regards****
>
>  ****
>
> *David Jorge E. Rodrigues
>
> *****
>
> * *****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* Arturo Aguilar [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* quarta-feira, 22 de Maio de 2013 13:16
> *To:* Enterasys Customer Mailing List
> *Cc:* Enterasys Customer Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [enterasys] Network device discover ?****
>
>  ****
>
> Hi David, you can find unconfigured Enterasys devices with the public snmp
> community. And not only Enterasys devices.****
>
>  ****
>
> For configured you need to put the correct SNMP settings to discover.****
>
>  ****
>
> Regards.****
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone****
>
>
> On 22/05/2013, at 04:55, Michael Votaw - ASI <[email protected]>
> wrote:****
>
>   You can "discover" that a switch or network device exists by reading
> several tables on other switches or routers like...****
>
>  ****
>
> Spanning tree****
>
> LACP****
>
> CDP****
>
> Node/Alias table (assuming it's Enterasys)****
>
>  ****
>
> But, you won't be able to manage the network device unless it has an IP
> address with the correct SNMP settings.****
>
>  ****
>
> Michael S. Votaw
> Arcadia Secure IT****
>
> O +1 405 657 5157****
>
> C +1 405 245 4617
> F +1 405 562 8669****
>
>  ****
>   ------------------------------
>
> *From:* David J. Rodrigues [[email protected]]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:29 AM
> *To:* Enterasys Customer Mailing List
> *Subject:* [enterasys] Network device discover ?****
>
> Goog day all!****
>
>  ****
>
> Is Netsight able (or any other tool) to discover *unconfigured* /
> configured Enterasys switchs on a network (like MAC search, …) ?****
>
>  ****
>
> Thanks in advance****
>
>  ****
>
> *David Jorge E. Rodrigues*****
>
>
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