On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 1:42 PM, James <wirel...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > Hello one and all, > > It's been a while since I've created diagrams. > I'd be curious to learn what tools (software > ebuilds) and techniques that folks employ to: > > Graphically map an existing network topology. > Create new designs and implementation details > a proposed Network Topology Design. > Create paper printable diagrams. I'm thinking > about getting an 11 x 17 color printer for > the actual printed (paper) diagrams. > > It'd be nice to include (graphical colors) > that shows wireless, cat(5), fiber and > POE segments in different colors, even if > I have to manually edit what a software > tool cannot distinguish within it's features. > > BISCI, RCDD, TIA, NEC and any other related > standards or regulatory (regardless of country) > types of related issues and support > are of interest, but not necessary for a > general response and discussion. > > Hopefully the industry has move passed creating > much of these sorts of materials, uniquely by hand, > using Autocad? > > All comments and suggestions are welcome. > Templates are most welcome!
To my knowledge, Dia is the most common Linux answer to Microsoft Visio, and sounds somewhat close to what you're looking for. I'd *love* to see a tool that sniffs the network and tries to build a visible topology graph, though... -- :wq
