Re: IPs & MACs

From: Neil McKee (neil.mckee@inmon.com)
Date: 11/12/03

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    Alternatively, if you ask for "categoryColumn=sourceName" instead of
    "categoryColumn=sourceAddress", then the query will try and map from MAC
    to IP to DNS name, and put that name in if it is found.

    regards,
    neil

    Neil McKee wrote:
    > Leon,
    >
    > In the traffic history, we don't store MAC and IP addresses in the same
    > table, because there isn't always a 1:1 correspondence. Working within
    > the reporting system, the best I can suggest is for the MAC address to
    > be a link to the page that shows the IPAddress(es). For example, see
    > the Layer 2 Broadcasts report under Reports->Scheduled->Pollution (click
    > on the graph to see the table, then click on one of the MAC addresses...).
    >
    > If this doesn't meet your needs, then let me know. I'd be happy to show
    > you how to roll your own perl-script query.
    >
    > regards,
    > neil
    >
    >
    > Leon Mayne wrote:
    >
    >> Hello,
    >> Sorry, I think I missed out a bit in my description! What I mean is
    >> that I'm
    >> trying to create a report of e.g. Layer 2 Broadcasts (which currently
    >> just
    >> shows the MAC address):
    >>
    >> <inmon>
    >> action=set;
    >> reportName=TopN; reportFormat=table; includeData=yes;
    >> categoryColumn=sourceAddress;
    >> valueColumn=frames;
    >> date=yesterday
    >> action=report;
    >> tableType=MAC;
    >> destinationAddress=0xFFFFFFFFFFFF
    >> </inmon>
    >>
    >> I want it to show the MAC address and the IP address.
    >>
    >>
    >> -----Original Message-----
    >> From: owner-traffic-management@inmon.com
    >> [mailto:owner-traffic-management@inmon.com] On Behalf Of Neil McKee
    >> Sent: 10 November 2003 18:56
    >> To: Leon Mayne
    >> Cc: traffic-management@inmon.com
    >> Subject: Re: [traffic-management] IPs & MACs
    >>
    >>
    >> Hello Leon,
    >>
    >> You can extract both addresses from Query->Other->Interface Traffic if
    >> you configure the output protocol to be "ALL".
    >>
    >> Alternatively, you can always map from one address type to the other
    >> using Query->Other->AddressMappings. For example, a perl script could
    >> load an IP->MAC lookup table and then apply it to the output from a
    >> TCP query to merge in the extra MAC address columns.
    >>
    >> In the scheduled reports, you can usually get to the MAC address by
    >> clicking on the graph and then clicking on the IP address. This takes
    >> you to the same page as Monitor->Host, and shows all known address
    >> mappings.
    >>
    >> regards,
    >> neil
    >>
    >> Leon Mayne wrote:
    >>
    >>> Hello,
    >>> I note that some reports give the IP address of the specified
    >>> machine(s),
    >>> and some give the MAC address. Is there any way of listing both for a
    >>> report? E.g.
    >>>
    >>> IP Address | MAC Address | Bytes 123.123.1.2 | ff:ff:ff:ff:ff |
    >>> 1,320,981,546.00 125.153.1.2 | 00:ff:00:ff:00 | 1,020,981,546.00
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >
    >

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    Neil McKee, InMon Corp.
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