Re: [nv-l] How to permanently set nodes to unmanged state

[Paul <pstroud@bellsouth.net>]

Glen,
If its a range of addresses you can add something like this to the seedfile:

!10.10.10.25-200 #Workstations

Or something like that. Im not sure how the "limit discovery" puts it
int the seedfile off the top of my head.

Paul


Glen Warn wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> Good point.  I've tried adding them to the netmon.seed "limit discovery"
> but they still keep getting discovered.  Any ideas? 
>
> Glen Warn
> PEMCO Corporation Computer Services (PCCS)
> glen.warn@pemcocorp.com
> 206-628-5770
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com [mailto:owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com]
> On Behalf Of Paul
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 4:10 AM
> To: nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
> Subject: Re: [nv-l] How to permanently set nodes to unmanged state
>
> Glen,
> Why discover them in the first place?
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> Paul
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> Glen Warn wrote:
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> > I have several remote access subnets (a few dial, some vpn) where 
> > remote users are allocated DHCP addresses.  I do not want to manage 
> > these nodes and set them to unmanaged - but Netview keeps setting them
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> > back to managed (and inevitably changes their state to down) - I 
> > suspect because it detects the connection as new (different MAC 
> > address perhaps) even though the IPs are the same.  Is there way to 
> > permanently set a block of addresses to unmanaged?
> > Netview 7.1.4
> >
> > Thanks for your time,
> > Glen Warn
> > PEMCO Corporation Computer Services (PCCS) glen.warn@pemcocorp.com 
> > <mailto:glen.warn@pemcocorp.com> 206-628-5770
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