-2

I have been given a company network to perform layer 2 and layer 3 network discovery.

I have to find out the network topology and infomation about network equipments including switch, router, server, firewall, etc.

I have some knowledge of SNMP and planning to use a tool such as WatsUpGold to do my task.

The company network consists of three sites Site A, Site B and Site C with network address 192.168.1.0/24, 192.168.2.0/24 and 192.168.3.0/24 respectively.

But here is the tricky part.

I do not know if all network devices support SNMP, and if they do, what Community string and login credentials I should use in order to discover network equipments and the topology.

I am not even sure if tools like WhatsUpGold could do my job.

To simply put my question, what and how should one perform network audit and discovery of blackbox network.

Michael Hampton
  • 244,070
  • 43
  • 506
  • 972
i_ch3ry
  • 7
  • 1
  • 5
  • 3
    VOting to close. As in: your best way is to go to your boss and tell him you are not qualified for the job. You ask us how to use a tool then tell us you know so little you do not even know the tool is proper for what you are told to do. This is a serious issue to do right - and you sadly seem to lack the basic knowledge to do it. – TomTom Jan 17 '14 at 08:06

1 Answers1

2
  1. Get documentation from the company... This seems borderline blackhat and I have to wonder what you motives are.
  2. There are plenty of network discovery tools in PenTesting tools like Kali Linux.
Chris S
  • 77,945
  • 11
  • 124
  • 216
  • Not a good answer - he says he is taked making a discovery. Can be part of a security check. Can be part of "our documentation sucks". Not white hat as in claear white, but definitely not even dark gray - tell me in your perfect way you never had a company without a clue what they have ;) – TomTom Jan 17 '14 at 08:05
  • Sure I've been to companies where management says they have no idea what equipment they have. Then I talk to a few employees and they're all "there's a box with lights over here" and "this computer under a desk never gets turned off", half a day of talking with people and I've got a really good idea of what's up. – Chris S Jan 21 '14 at 03:12