IT Mastah's Please Help (Switch Related)
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I'm working with a new client, however the previous IT manager did not leave any documentation and the server room is an absolute mess.
I need to make a network map of the patch panels and which wall outlet they lead to. What I've done previously is scan the network with an IP Scanner and then I'll get the MAC Address for each device. On halfway decent switches you can pull up a MAC Address table and it will tell you which port that device is associated with - that way I could trace it. (Ok that device is in Room A, so that correlates to this port). The problem is, this Dell PowerConnect 2724 does not support MAC Table addressing.
Is there another good way I can map this patch panel? Or would I need to unplug everything and one by one test it? (Please god no, especially since this isn't a company that can experience downtime)
I need to make a network map of the patch panels and which wall outlet they lead to. What I've done previously is scan the network with an IP Scanner and then I'll get the MAC Address for each device. On halfway decent switches you can pull up a MAC Address table and it will tell you which port that device is associated with - that way I could trace it. (Ok that device is in Room A, so that correlates to this port). The problem is, this Dell PowerConnect 2724 does not support MAC Table addressing.
Is there another good way I can map this patch panel? Or would I need to unplug everything and one by one test it? (Please god no, especially since this isn't a company that can experience downtime)
if you are still having trouble, I will get some help from one of my profs.. when I have my data communication & networks class around 3-4ish.
Bruh that switch doesn't even support SNMP.
Operating that switch in a company that can't experience downtime is not the best idea.
I highly recommend just replacing the switch and using your usual methods to map the network.
Operating that switch in a company that can't experience downtime is not the best idea.
I highly recommend just replacing the switch and using your usual methods to map the network.
I'm with you diehard, I've already proposed to them that they need a new switch, shit is garbage. Thanks everyone.
In the mean time, I was able to map about half the ports that weren't in use at least. Whoever did the floor plan for this shit needs to be shot, no rhyme or reason to anything on the panel.
In the mean time, I was able to map about half the ports that weren't in use at least. Whoever did the floor plan for this shit needs to be shot, no rhyme or reason to anything on the panel.
A corporate switch with no MAC table addressing?
Bruh
I absolutely hate motherfuckers who dont leave documentation too. In the IT World you are costing the next person tons of hours because of your lazy ass.
Ugh
Bruh
I absolutely hate motherfuckers who dont leave documentation too. In the IT World you are costing the next person tons of hours because of your lazy ass.
Ugh
By Smokey Go To PostA corporate switch with no MAC table addressing?You don't even know.. They were running Windows Server 2003 before I got there. Granted it's a small business with around ten employees, but the setup they had was essentially held together by duct tape. No RAID backups either.
Bruh
I absolutely hate motherfuckers who dont leave documentation too. In the IT World you are costing the next person tons of hours because of your lazy ass.
Ugh
Basically had to set the whole thing back up from scratch. Anyway, finished up and got everything mapped out one by one by just checking the switch lights as I unplugged/plugged each outlet.