Re: Asset discovery and ICMP protocol

[Mike Patterson <mike () snowcrash ca>]

On 2011/02/15 12:51 AM, Subba Rao wrote:
> How can network assets in an Enterprise network be discovered if the
> ICMP is turned off on the network?

If you're doing it internally / white box, it's easy: ask the switches
and routers which MACs and IPs they've seen lately, what ports they're
on, and whether or not the ports have a link. Feed that into your VA tool.

If you have an inventory management tool, you know it'll be wrong. Use
the above to correct the tool.

If you're doing it grey/black box, others have already answered.

Mike
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