ozcan AT sibnet.com DOT tr writes:
> Hi,
> 
> Is every kind of mapping issue based on IP in Netview 7.12?

Yes. 

> I have a layer-2 switch (HP 2424M). I was dreaming that a Netview map shows
> its interfaces, and when I click one of those, another map with nodes
> connected to that interface pops up. But the switch is just shown as an
> ordinary node on the map.
> 
> I was expecting Netview to draw the maps based on switch ports, too.

As a layer3 tool, it won't.   It doesn't understand layer2
connectivity by itself. 

If you add the new IBM Tivoli Switch Analyzer, though, it becomes a
whole lot more L2 savvy.  I'm not sure specifically what it does on
the map, however as I haven't played with it specifically.

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Todd H.
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