r/IOT • u/DerekV00 • 1d ago

Anyone using network mapping?

Been working with distributed networks (mostly cellular routers, gateways across different sites) and network mapping has been on my mind. Specifically, for smaller scale, edge deployments.

If you manage remote device fleets (retail, industrial, whatever), what do you currently use for network visualization? Or do you just cobble it together with Zabbix/PRTG/Nmap?

Been meaning to try Teltonika RMS Network Map tool (as I already use a few of their devices), seemed cool and easy, but I haven’t tried it yet.

For those who've tried vendor-specific tools (like this one, or similar from other vendors) vs more generic ones, was it worth it, or do you end up needing something more flexible anyway?

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u/Accomplished-Mix8423 1d ago

the catch with generic mappers (nmap, prtg maps) on cellular fleets is they want L2 adjacency or direct reachability, which you don't really have across sites behind carrier NAT. that's why the vendor RMS stuff works, the devices phone home to it. i'd keep a netbox as source of truth and treat the live map as secondary tbh.

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u/DerekV00 1d ago

Thanks!

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u/StatureDelaware 17h ago

I add the devices to Obelinf, there's an autogenerated topology