JDisc Discovery is a network inventory and documentation software that scans all kind of devices and determines hardware- and software information. The software gets used by IT administrators that use the software on a day-by-day basis, but also by network consultants that run the software occasionally on their projects. IT administrators usually have a deep…
As mentioned in the previous post, creating a network documentation for remote computers and sites is not that easy. Inefficient protocols can make an effective discovery of remote sites even impossible, because network delays and limited bandwidth causes them to fail. JDisc Discovery can make use of its remote login capability to tunnel inefficient protocols…
The most important protocols WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) and Remote Registry are not known to be the most efficient protocols. However they are for most agent-less discovery products the sole source of information. When running within a 100MBit or 1Gbit ethernet local area network, accessing WMI or registry information is not an issue. However, when…