[nylug-talk] Any open source network design tools?

[Zachary Stern]

So its your fault!

On 6/3/07, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There are a number of OSS tools used for security management...
>
> http://chiht.dfn-cert.de/functions/proactive_tools.html
>
> I have experience with NMap, SATAN, and SAINT.  They were used in
> constructing a network for State University of New York.
>
> -jmz
>
>
> On 6/3/07, R. Mariotti <r.mariotti at fdcx.net> wrote:
> >
> > brian.gupta at gmail.com wrote:
> > > I am a bit unclear as to the nature of your request. Are you looing
> > > for some sort of network architect expert system, that will design
> > > your network?
> > >
> > > That is how I read your request, and I don't beleivee that this
> exists.
> > >
> >
> > Well, Brian... sort of.
> >
> > I've "designed" and installed as well as managed quite a number of
> > network infrastructures for clients over the years.  But in this case
> > I've been receiving recommendations from vendors and "consultants" as to
> > how the network should be segmented for efficiency and manageability.
> > In several cases the recommendations are foreign to my working
> knowledge.
> >
> > Some hardware vendors have configurators that provide some portions of
> > this task but mostly for model/feature/component of their products.
> >
> > I am seeking a tool that asks certain questions such as "How many
> > locations, how many nodes, topology, authentication, filesharing, etc"
> > then perhaps can return a recommendation as to recommended topology,
> > subnet ranges, how/where key components should be placed/configured,
> etc.
> >
> > Yes, it was a pie in the sky type of question. But, not knowing if
> > something like this exists, without asking, I'd never know.
> >
> > Hope this clarifies things somewhat.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
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