Most recent edit on 2006-11-22 21:20:22 by JimmyConner [Add info about auto-importing table]
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If using MySQL, this plugin will automatically import the SQL table for you, otherwise run this command to do so.
Edited on 2006-11-22 21:18:38 by JimmyConner [Add another example of a subnet]
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<tr><td nowrap><strong>Plugin Author</strong></td><td>Jimmy Conner</td></tr>
10.10.1.12.45/26
This option selects the protocol that should be used to ping hosts, choices are UDP, TCP, or ICMP. On Linux, to use ICMP, your poller must be running as root.
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<tr><td><strong>Plugin Author</strong></td><td>Jimmy Conner</td></tr>
This option selects the protocol that should be used to ping hosts, choices are UDP, TCP, or ICMP
Edited on 2006-07-31 15:43:08 by JimmyConner [Add new options]
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</table><br><br><a target=_blank href='/screenshots/plugins/discover.jpg'><img src='/screenshots/plugins/thumbs/tn-discover.jpg' alt='This plugin will actively search for hosts on your network that are not listed already in Cacti.' title='This plugin will actively search for hosts on your network that are not listed already in Cacti.' border=1></a>""
These options are found under Settings in the Misc tab
SNMP Communities
Fill in the list of available SNMP Community Names to test for this device. Each Community Name must be separated by a colon ':'. These will be tested sequentially.
Poller Frequency
Choose how often to attempt to find devices on your network.
Start Time for Polling
When would you like the first polling to take place. All future polling times will be based upon this start time. A good example would be 12:00AM.
Feature Requests
(currently in the works)
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<tr><td><strong>Version</strong></td><td>v0.4</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Release Date</strong></td><td>04/07/06</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Original Concept</strong></td><td>Jimmy Conner</td></tr>
</table><a target=_blank href='/screenshots/plugins/discover.jpg'><img src='/screenshots/plugins/thumbs/tn-discover.jpg' alt='This plugin will actively search for hosts on your network that are not listed already in Cacti.' title='This plugin will actively search for hosts on your network that are not listed already in Cacti.' border=1></a>""
Feature Requests: (currently in the works)
Scan Interval
Feature Request/TODO List∞
Edited on 2006-04-07 22:13:17 by JimmyConner [Update version]
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<tr><td><strong>Version</strong></td><td>v0.4</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Release Date</strong></td><td>04/07/06</td></tr>
Please report all Bugs or Feature Requests to the Bug Tracker∞.
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<tr><td><strong>Version</strong></td><td>v0.3</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Release Date</strong></td><td>03/03/06</td></tr>
This plugin is currently in Beta, please report all Bugs or Feature Requests to the Bug Tracker∞.
Version 0.2 has a few minor fixes, and adds the option to specify a DNS server, and select whether to Ping hosts by UDP, TCP, or ICMP. This should fix the socket issues that some people have been having.
Edited on 2006-04-07 13:04:55 by JimmyConner [Added new subnet options]
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You can add multiple subnets by seperating them by a comma, spaces are ignored.
You can input the subnets like this
10.1.0.*
10.10.1.0.0/24
10.10.1.0.0/255.255.255.0
10.1.0.19/255.255.255.240
10.1.0.19-10.1.0.27
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You can add multiple subnets by seperating them by a comma, wildcards (*) are allowed, spaces are ignored.
Eventually you will be able to specify by (192.168.0.0/16 or even ranges 192.168.0.1-192.168.2.254)
Edited on 2006-03-05 03:27:11 by FlaVour [Update to 0.3]
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<tr><td><strong>Version</strong></td><td>v0.3</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Release Date</strong></td><td>03/03/06</td></tr>
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<tr><td><strong>Version</strong></td><td>v0.2</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Release Date</strong></td><td>02/7/06</td></tr>
Edited on 2006-02-20 09:40:44 by PsybeR [typo]
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Discovery
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Discover
Edited on 2006-02-18 09:49:59 by FlaVour [Import SQL tables]
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Import SQL tables:
mysql cacti < discover.sql
Edited on 2006-02-09 14:11:32 by PsybeR [added thumbnail of screenshot]
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</table><a target=_blank href='/screenshots/plugins/discover.jpg'><img src='/screenshots/plugins/thumbs/tn-discover.jpg' alt='This plugin will actively search for hosts on your network that are not listed already in Cacti.' title='This plugin will actively search for hosts on your network that are not listed already in Cacti.' border=1></a>""
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</table>""
Edited on 2006-02-08 01:38:24 by PsybeR
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<tr><td><strong>Release Date</strong></td><td>02/7/06</td></tr>
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<tr><td><strong>Release Date</strong></td><td>01/31/06</td></tr>
Edited on 2006-02-08 01:32:27 by PsybeR [updated doc for version 0.2]
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<tr><td><strong>Version</strong></td><td>v0.2</td></tr>
Version 0.2 has a few minor fixes, and adds the option to specify a DNS server, and select whether to Ping hosts by UDP, TCP, or ICMP. This should fix the socket issues that some people have been having.
Options
Discover Subnet
This option is used to tell the Discover Plugin which subnets to scan to find hosts.
You can add multiple subnets by seperating them by a comma, wildcards (*) are allowed, spaces are ignored.
DNS Server
This option is used to specify a DNS server to resolve hostnames for discovered hosts. May be left blank to disable name resolution.
Ping Method
This option selects the protocol that should be used to ping hosts, choices are UDP, TCP, or ICMP
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<tr><td><strong>Version</strong></td><td>v0.1</td></tr>
This plugin currently only has one option. This option is used to tell the Discover Plugin which subnets to scan to find hosts.
You can add multiple subnets by seperating them by a comma, spaces are ignored.
Edited on 2006-02-05 06:14:24 by PsybeR
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Bug Tracker∞
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Bug Tracker∞
Edited on 2006-02-01 02:19:07 by PsybeR
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<tr><td><strong>Release Date</strong></td><td>01/31/06</td></tr>
Deletions:
<tr><td><strong>Release Date</strong></td><td>TBD</td></tr>
Edited on 2006-01-31 20:35:29 by JimmyConner
Additions:
This plugin is currently in Beta, please report all Bugs or Feature Requests to the Bug Tracker∞.
This plugin currently only has one option. This option is used to tell the Discover Plugin which subnets to scan to find hosts.

You can add multiple subnets by seperating them by a comma, spaces are ignored.
Eventually you will be able to specify by (192.168.0.0/16 or even ranges 192.168.0.1-192.168.2.254)
Feature Requests: (currently in the works)
Scan Interval
Scan all Hosts in Mactrack Results
Deletions:
This plugin has not yet been released but is available on the CactiEZ cd
Edited on 2006-01-31 10:21:39 by PsybeR
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<tr><td><strong>Plugin Author</strong></td><td>Jimmy Conner</td></tr>
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<tr><td><strong>Author</strong></td><td>Jimmy Conner</td></tr>
Oldest known version of this page was edited on 2006-01-31 05:41:45 by PsybeR []
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Discover
| Description |
This plugin adds the ability to auto-discover devices on a subnet that are not monitored by Cacti and and tells you if they are SNMP enabled. |
| Author | Jimmy Conner |
| Version | v0.1 |
| Release Date | TBD |
| Original Concept | Jimmy Conner |
Documentation
This plugin has not yet been released but is available on the CactiEZ cd
Download∞
Feature Request/TODO List∞
Bug Tracker∞
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