Which switch port is this computer on?
A computer is slow, or offline, and the first question is where it is plugged in. Octotor answers in two clicks: the switch, the port, the speed and the VLAN, for every computer, without logging in to any switch.
Watch it
Connect a switch step by step: the SNMP credential, the switch, monitoring, and a scheduled SNMP walk.
Jump to a part: Add the SNMP credential (0:43) · Add the switch (1:03) · Schedule the SNMP walk (1:41) · The Port Map (1:57) · From the computer's side (2:08)
The short version: open the computer, then Attributes.
How Octotor knows
Octotor reads your switches over SNMP: the state of each port, its speed, its VLAN, and the MAC address table, which device is on which port. It already knows each computer's MAC address from collect-info, so it matches the two.
Where to look
- From the computer: open it, then Attributes. The Network group shows the switch, the port, the speed and the VLAN.
- From the switch: its Port Map shows every port, up or down, its speed, and the device on it, with its MAC address and VLAN. Its Relations tab lists the computers connected to it, so you know who is affected when it stops answering.
- Back in time: the clock icon next to a value shows its history, so you can tell where a computer was connected weeks ago.
- In plain words: ask the built-in AI assistant which switch and port a computer is on.
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What it takes
An SNMP credential, the switch added as an asset, and a scheduled SNMP walk, for example every two hours. The video below goes through it step by step.
Try it yourself
The live demo needs no account. A guided tour walks you through it step by step, on fictional data.