This chapter introduced the basic concepts and tools for creating network diagrams. The discussion enables the Netadmin to do the following tasks:
Create network diagrams using Linux-based tools
Create network diagrams using Windows-based tools
Table 11-1 provides a summary of the tools discussed in this chapter.
Tool
Function
Supported OS
URL/Notes
Dia
Network diagram
Linux and MS-Windows
http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/
Kivio
Linux
http://www.koffice.org/kivio/
Network Notepad
MS-Windows
http://www.networknotepad.com