Re: Identification of non Cisco AP's

[ben creitz <benjaminworthcreitz () yahoo com>]

You could look for sources running cisco discovery
protocol and eliminate them as "very likely to be
Cisco."  The problem is that CDP could be disabled on
some or all of the Cisco APs.

-Ben

> Jonathan Gauntt wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been tasked with the project of scanning
> and identifying all
> > non Cisco wireless access points within the
> company’s network.
> > We have about 800 /22 and /24 subnets, and because
> of the IP
> > addressing scheme in place, might just be easier
> for me to scan the
> > whole class A range of IP’s.
> >
> > I have access to Nessus and GFI Security Scanner. 
> Since we over 8000
> > IP’s in place, does anyone have any advice on the
> best way to
> > identify these non Cisco AP’s such as Linksys and
> Netgear, etc.
> > I wouldn’t want to have a report produced that is
> two miles long
> > unless absolutely necessary.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Jonathan


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