Network documentation and mapping
What is your go-to software/system to draw locations network layout?
For us it’s Mikrotiks The Dude, anything else shout out worthy?
Posted Nov 25, 2022, 10:54 AM UTC
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ITGlues Network Glue add on.
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Draw.io or AutoCAD
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Draw.io for me too, though sometimes I show execs the network map from librenms, so my crappy simpler versions seems better.
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Visio used to be primary. Now Lucid Chart. We based, so OS doesn't matter and no install required. If working with a team, you can work on the same doc at the same time and see the object the other user has focus on. Also sharing with permissions for team members or others outside the org is easy. The easy outside org sharing is huge for us since network assessments and mapping for customers is a service we provide.
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I'm new. Expand?
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Sure, which part?
Part of what I do for our customers is creating network documentation for those that have none and creating an assessment document listing noteworthy observations. If necessary I also create a list of suggested actions to be taken with how important those changes are (on a low/moderate/critical scale).
Lucidchart.com is a web based diagramming tool mt team uses to create network diagrams that we provide to our customers. The team features are great for us as I mentioned being able to see each other working on a document at the same time. Also, we can provide the customer a link to their document and they aren't required to pay for access to documents we create for them.
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Just a note that Visio can be used as a web app also, so if you have Office 365 licensing it may fit into the environment better. Lucid is a great option as well though.
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Zabbix actually works pretty well for network topologies
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brain + visio
nothing manages to do a good job with automated views
I'll counter with Brain + yEd (https://www.yworks.com/products/yed)
Free to download and use and you can easily import other images to use.
nice! I am always happy when i learn something new and i have not heard or known about yEd. So thanks! I will check this out.
I do love eEd, it's a great program.
The biggest issue I have with it is the supported formats, it nether loads, saves, or exports in anything I can use in anything else making migrating at any other point painful(not that there is that much competition in the field).