Enumerating Interfaces

[Greg Pangrazio]

What kind of switch are we talking about?

Greg Pangrazio






On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Jason Frisvold <frisvolj at lafayette.edu> wrote:
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> Hi there,
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>        I'm looking for "easy" ways to handle devices with multiple interfaces
> that do not have per-interface IPs.  For instance, we have a layer two
> switch that needs to be monitored.  On that switch, we need to monitor a
> subset of the ports that are used as uplinks to the network.  I can
> enumerate this in the config by using "fake" names for the ports, but
> this is tedious, at best, and I believe there may be some drawbacks as
> well since these aren't "real" hosts.
>
>        So is there a way to add a single device and have the ports enumerated
> in such a way as to be able to down specific ports?
>
>        One possibility I was thinking about was to create a service for each
> port and add the switch to that service.  I think I'm going to give that
> a shot, but I was wondering if anyone else has alternative ideas.
>
> Thanks,
>
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