On 2010.05.19 15:05, Bob McConnell wrote: > From: Brian > >> On May 19, 2010, at 1:19 PM, packet wrote: >> >>> How can we map a network in perl? >>> >>> i was just thinking how we can do that.Sorry new to perl.
>> Only way I know how to do it is with the use of Net::SNMP and >> Net::Ping. Use Net::SNMP to get a list of adjacent networks >> from routers, and use net::Ping to ping sweep those networks >> looking for new nodes. Basically repeat that process until the >> network is mapped. > I would start by playing with nmap and think about using Perl to reduce > the results > to a usable format. ...amen. Beyond that, why not use what already exists? What type/size/structure of network do you have? I guess the more important question, is who's network do you want to map? If you are just learning, I'd recommend doing so in a very confined space... If you are serious network person, there are a lot of good scripts written in Perl for Cacti that you can examine and use as potential roadmaps: http://www.cacti.net/additional_scripts.php Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
