Re: misc

P.Lister@cranfield.ac.uk
Mon, 21 Oct 96 15:49:59 +0100

> The main processor for my faculty is a bridge/router that connect the
> faculty's network to the university's backborn (FDDI) and then to the
> Internet .
>
> My university is a class B network and my faculty is a subnet from there.
> The bridge/router is from 3Com LinkBuilderII.

Like us, but we have DEC bridges.

> The bridge/router is connected to 8 different segments with different
> topologies . Each segments have a 3ComLinkBuilder hub with different
> configurations . And each segment have different numbers of nodes , some
> of it have only 5 nodes and some of it even have hundreds of nodes . I'm
> wondering whether these hubs support SNMP . And how do i identify whether
> a node is a bridge , a router , a hub or something else .

Ask it. If it speaks SNMP it will tell you what it is.

Many moons ago, I mentioned that I was using scotty for getting info out of a
large bridged network. I guess I should tar up what I have so far and let
everyone have a look. I should add that I've not used tkined to create
graphics or store a map - this is all scotty, and old scotty at that, with an
MSQL database, some of which was built by hand, and CGI script for a front
end. That said, it may useful to other bridged sites.

http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/public/cc/ccprl/crumble.tgz

Peter Lister Email: p.lister@cranfield.ac.uk
Computer Centre, Cranfield University Voice: +44 1234 754200 ext 2828
Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL UK Fax: +44 1234 751814
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