Find the connected port for a host
You can use NCM to search for currently connected ports on wired or wireless end hosts. This feature requires that you manage both nodes and interfaces involved in the connection.
The information returned is based on the data available in the SolarWinds Platform database as of the last scheduled discovery of network nodes. It is specified at the top of the table in which search results are presented in this form: As of last discovery [MM/DD/YYYY] [HH:MM:SS] [AM/PM].
You can search for connected ports by these node properties:
- IP Address
- DNS Hostname
- MAC Address
- Port Description
To search for connected ports, complete the following steps:
-
Click My Dashboards > Network Configuration > Config Summary.
The widget used to search for connected ports is not available on the new Config Summary dashboard (available in NCM 2022.3 and later). If you are using the new dashboard, create a legacy custom dashboard that includes the Find Connected Port for End Host widget. Then navigate to that dashboard to perform a search.
- Under Find Connected Port for End Host, select the Search By filter, and enter a value in the Find field.
- Click Edit in the resource header to adjust the columns of data to include in your search results.
- Click Find.
Results are presented as rows in a table, one for each connection within the reach of hop of the context node, with the following default columns:
|
Column |
Description |
|---|---|
|
For Wired Devices |
|
|
Node |
Vendor and model of context node |
|
IP Address |
Of the context node |
|
MAC Address |
Of the context node |
|
Connected Via Interface |
On the context node |
|
To This Interface |
On a connection point |
|
On This Node |
Vendor and model of device supporting the connection point |
|
IP Address |
Of a connection point |
|
MAC Address |
Of a connection point |
|
For Wireless Devices |
|
|
Mapped Host Name |
Vendor and model of context node |
|
Mapped MAC Address |
Of context node |
|
Mapped Device Type |
Of context node |
|
Source Interface |
Of the wireless access point |
|
Controller Source IP Address |
Of the wireless access point |
|
Controller Description |
Of the wireless access point |
|
Controller Host Name Source SSID |
Of the wireless access point |
|
Source Channel |
Of the wireless access point |
|
Source Interface Alias |
Of the wireless access point |
|
Source Radio Type |
Of the wireless access point |
|
Source Host Name |
Of the wireless access point |
|
Source Device Type |
Of the wireless access point |
|
Source IP Address |
Of the wireless access point |