I am trying to finally get my homelab organized, and I need assistance visualizing my network. I am just wondering if there are tools out there that assist with this. I have tried the paint and gimp routes, and I find myself spending more time trying to make it look good and organized rather than actually mapping my network. Is there any utility out there that is purpose build just for visualizing network topology? Or am I better off with just graph paper, pencil and a straight edge?
I’ve been diagramming/documenting my network at work using draw.io, it is a little clunky but it works well for me, has good features and preloaded art for different types of devices.
Man, MS WORD features block diagrams, full of shapes that might be connected to one another with adjustable lines and it will be far superior tool to either of these abominations…
There are also countless tools that might help you, that are either dedicated to this task, or simply useful enough to get the job done.
My omada switches give me a basic topology, which gave me the notion that I might want to pre-plan plugging things in. I hear nothing but draw.io, so I guess I’ll have to check them out. thanks
dia diagram editor (desktop application). I like that .dia diagrams can be exported to PNG by command-line so this fits well in my automated setup (edit diagram in dia, run make doc, PNG diagram updated and embedded in my projects README).
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I’ve been diagramming/documenting my network at work using draw.io, it is a little clunky but it works well for me, has good features and preloaded art for different types of devices.
thanks! sounds like draw.io is what everyone uses
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Man, MS WORD features block diagrams, full of shapes that might be connected to one another with adjustable lines and it will be far superior tool to either of these abominations…
There are also countless tools that might help you, that are either dedicated to this task, or simply useful enough to get the job done.
I use obsidian for my project notes, why did I not think of that. thanks!
It often takes a different pair of eyes to see the hidden potential. 😎
to be honest, I do not fully utilize ANY of obsidian’s features. time to re-read the docs.
Are you looking for a Visio type program? Draw.io is a free alternative.
If you want something crawls your managed switch for LLDP or CDP info then maybe a monitoring system like LibreNMS has a map feature.
My omada switches give me a basic topology, which gave me the notion that I might want to pre-plan plugging things in. I hear nothing but draw.io, so I guess I’ll have to check them out. thanks
dia diagram editor (desktop application). I like that
.diadiagrams can be exported to PNG by command-line so this fits well in my automated setup (edit diagram in dia, runmake doc, PNG diagram updated and embedded in my projects README).As others said, draw.io is also nice.
.dia is new to me. I am about to jump from arch to debian on my main rig, so this might be a good option. thanks!