Topic: nmap, lanmap, graphviz

[icedizzy]

Three powerful components usable together or by each other.
nmap are already in the SME concept and a tiny X frontend for those who do not like writing own powerful script or applications.
lanmap and graphvis are not i the SME server platform.

http://parseerror.com/lanmap/

http://www.graphviz.org/

I suggest to add those in the 7.3 platform

Those three together with ethereal also included in SME repositorys gives us all the power of managing our networks in an comfortable way.

What do you think?

/Ice

[cactus]

The whole design philosophy of SME Server is to create a small, secure and stable distribution that can perform task that are required in a small enterprise.

There will not be any graphical shell/window maker on SME Server and therefore applicatins like ethereal can not be run on SME Server. IMHO it should not be run on SME Server at all as it is a server and not a workstation. If you want to analyze your network traffic you can use other tools that are on there or install ethereal on another system in your network, the same holds for lanmap. IMHO the tools for a system and network admin do not need to be on the server, but most off them can be ran from a client in the network as well.

GraphViz can be installed on SME Server AFAIK, I have not done so, but it should be possible.

Furthermore new features should be requested through the bugtracker as NFR. Theay are more likely to be noticed there by the development team.

[icedizzy]

Use the server as a workstation were never my intention.
With lanmap it creates a 2D graphic of the traffic i.e form your gateway ( SME-Server ).
Publish the graph in an e-bay it is just perfect and nice.

lanmap are thoug depending on nmap as you can easily install by typing "yum -install nmap"
Furthermore are lanmap in the latest version making svg instead of png ( faster ) so graphviz are nessesery too.

So automaticly collecting graphic informative 2D graphs for non technichans were one issue, nothing else.

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