PythonNetCrawler

Only works for cisco switches. This project can export network maps, it provides a couple different robust methods of discovery.

Install

This python program has been compiled with pyinstaller, which turns python code into a .exe file. It includes all dependencies and a python 3.8.10 installation in the executable, so no third-party applications need to be installed.

1. Download the latest release.
   • onefile.zip offers a more simplistic application executable, but runs at a slower speed. This is because the whole application and its dependencies are compiled into a single file.
   • onefolder.zip offers faster execution, but the application directory is more cluttered.
2. Copy a shortcut to the desktop and open the program.

Compile

If your wanting to make code changes or just want the latest build, you'll need to setup the pip environment and use pyinstaller to recompile the executable.

Environment Setup and Build

1. Clone/download and unzip the project
2. Install the pip environment
   • Navigate to the project directory
   • Install the pip environment pipenv install
   • Enter the pip environment pipenv shell
3. Run PyInstaller using the command-line or by running the included script.
   • Click on the settings drop-down and import the pyinstaller.json file located in this project's root directory. This will import all the necessary settings for compiling.
   • Select whether you want to build the program to onefile or onefolder and choose an output directory.
   • Click "convert .py to .exe"
   • Once the program has finished compiling, copy the logging_config.yaml file into the output directory.

More Info

All actions, warnings, and errors are saved to a timestamped logs folder in the root directory of the appliction. If the program crashes or does something unexpected, please open a new issue here on github and include the log in the issue.

The commands ran by NetCrawler are limited to:

• show license | include Feature|Period|State
• show license all | include Status:
• show license right-to-use
• show version | inc serial
• show interface status
• show interface description
• show power inline
• show cdp neighbors detail
• terminal length 0
• set length 0
• show priv
• show run
• show vlan brief