Network topology discovery L2

RouterOS The Dude
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We inherited the management of a wireless data network, completely Layer 2, composed by:

  • Mikrotik wireless devices (about 100 devices)
  • Layer 2 switches, Mikrotik and 3rd party.

We do not have a network topology scheme.
Is there a way to automatically reconstruct the network topology using The Dude?


TIA

Stefano

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No…

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Not that I have ever known of. Dude discovery just builds a layer 3 view of what it discovers from memory (I did it once, then deleted the results as it was of no use to me). I discovered my network by starting with the switch I was connected to and mapping things out by using lldp neighbor information, FDB info and physical inspections. A lot of effort and time consuming but worth it.

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Thank you