Nice! Never used the logical maps before. I do use GPS in our units in the field to auto populate the SNMP location string which librenms show us on the geo map. Cool trick .
That looks really neat; will have to give that app a go. It feels like someone needs to write an auto edge connector that can at least suggest what it looks like the connected ports possibly are - must be in the ARP tables ?
I worked with software that produced maps eliciting the same reaction as yours - FH. What I really want for this sort of thing is done from the CLI, so that I can parse it, reproduce it, and export it. Thanks for the iperf, I'd forgotten about that.
I'm currently using TheDude but might toy with LibreNMS after seeing this. TheDude is just really sluggish and overall pretty limited (can't have the same device on 2 maps, that is already a huge limitation).
@@FinlayDaG33k the only really benefit I see to the dude these days is that you can have remote mikrotiks run the agent so you don't have to have SNMP flying over the network. It was a much bigger concern when I only had 1.5mbit of satellite backhall for 500 customers
Why do you have the edges and ports manually? Would be good when visibility and location on the map can be deduced from attributes („building“) automatically
need that in my life. looks really nice. when you said it's live now, how is it tracking? you have port mirroring on switch and running a router thats using some software to track? 100% gigabit saturation, noice
Nice one! Never bothered with that either! But I guess I will now! :D Too bad it cant update dynamically. Guess I need to script it directly from the database.
I don't see the Custom Map Editor button. My maps section is under Overview, it's not it's own button in the menu like yours shows. How do I add custom maps?
Hi, I just reinstalled Libre from the finished OVA template. Now I've added a few switches and servers. Why don't I have the Maps button in my main overview at all, what am I doing wrong?
That's what I thought - I've not used Cacti in a few years, but the maps and graphs all had a bit of deja vu going on - I remember the tedium of building switch maps with 48 ports each plus interlinks.
For when say, a VLAN is limited to 50Mbps during "normal" operation but is allowed to take 75Mbps for 60 seconds (burst) if there is bandwidth to spare. At that point, it'd show 150%.
Nice! Never used the logical maps before. I do use GPS in our units in the field to auto populate the SNMP location string which librenms show us on the geo map. Cool trick .
Never knew about LibreNMS but I do now thanks Paul.
I'm pretty sure I did a video about it in the past.
@@TallPaulTech Sorry to have missed it. been quite unwell over the last few years.
Thanks for this, never heard of LibreNMS but going to check it out now. Looks like a better option for home use than PRTG.
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Great video! Adding the complete network structure to something like this would be great documentation
Like a live network diagram
He's Aussie, but with a Kiwi accent.
Thanks for taking the time to look into what I too was too lazy to investigate. I might setup a few maps for me too!
Yeah, it's one of those things that when you finally get around to, you think... well that was easy.
Nice to see LibreNMS. I introduce it at work and we currently monitor more than 3000 switches (stacks) that sum more than 9000 units.
All from one box? That's some serious polling.
@@TallPaulTech No. 10 pollers + 1 mysql. Probably it work from one poller but I need a server with 256 cores :)
Wow that's pretty great! Not complicated as some Cisco maps can be.
Would be cool if it used LLDP to help make some of the maps
It does try to use LLDP for discovery, and I'd say that plays a part in its automatic map generation. I just like doing my own ones how I like them.
That looks really neat; will have to give that app a go.
It feels like someone needs to write an auto edge connector that can at least suggest what it looks like the connected ports possibly are - must be in the ARP tables ?
Was thinking the same thing. MAC to MAC connections.
I worked with software that produced maps eliciting the same reaction as yours - FH.
What I really want for this sort of thing is done from the CLI, so that I can parse it, reproduce it, and export it.
Thanks for the iperf, I'd forgotten about that.
This reminds me of building maps in "The Dude" (Mikrotik's free monitoring app) when I worked at an ISP
I'm currently using TheDude but might toy with LibreNMS after seeing this.
TheDude is just really sluggish and overall pretty limited (can't have the same device on 2 maps, that is already a huge limitation).
The best part about LibreNMS is how natural it fits together and presents what you need.
@@FinlayDaG33k the only really benefit I see to the dude these days is that you can have remote mikrotiks run the agent so you don't have to have SNMP flying over the network. It was a much bigger concern when I only had 1.5mbit of satellite backhall for 500 customers
Zabbix user here. Also has maps and visual aids. But a pain to configure. Will try LibreNMS. 👍🏼
Nice one!
Looks like another piece of software I need to install and investigate! :)
Paul, please show how to install LibreNMS in a Proxmox LXC.
can you reorganise that autodiscovered mess to be more readable?
Why do you have the edges and ports manually? Would be good when visibility and location on the map can be deduced from attributes („building“) automatically
Hey thanks for pointing this out, I had no idea!
need that in my life. looks really nice. when you said it's live now, how is it tracking? you have port mirroring on switch and running a router thats using some software to track?
100% gigabit saturation, noice
I have installed the latest version but this feature is not available.
Nice one! Never bothered with that either! But I guess I will now! :D Too bad it cant update dynamically. Guess I need to script it directly from the database.
Will this work with unmanaged switches?
Nope, you need Snmp or something like that
Good one Paul!
Will this run on a Pi 2 with a simple network? I haven't been down this rabbit hole yet.
Absolutely
Very useful. Thanks!
I don't see the Custom Map Editor button. My maps section is under Overview, it's not it's own button in the menu like yours shows. How do I add custom maps?
You need to be on the latest version of LibreNMS.
Hi, I just reinstalled Libre from the finished OVA template. Now I've added a few switches and servers. Why don't I have the Maps button in my main overview at all, what am I doing wrong?
The Virtualization OVA image software is dated 2023 so might not have it.
@@francisuk1989 thx
Did you make default librenms user "Admin" priviliges? And did you updated with pull?
great videos i hope more
This looks a bit like weather map for cacti. Is this same thing?
That's what I thought - I've not used Cacti in a few years, but the maps and graphs all had a bit of deja vu going on - I remember the tedium of building switch maps with 48 ports each plus interlinks.
This looks interesting.
Just out of interest: You in Oz? The way you were talking and stuff, seems very familiar.
Yeah mate
I have a project to do now. Finals or lebrenms. What shall be my fate.
Crap that is great
150% link?
For when say, a VLAN is limited to 50Mbps during "normal" operation but is allowed to take 75Mbps for 60 seconds (burst) if there is bandwidth to spare.
At that point, it'd show 150%.