good network diagram software

[sarahr202]

Hi every body!

This is not technical question , i just want to know what software is commonly used to to draw network topology in reports.

thanks a lot !

[Jerry Ye · Accepted solution]

I use MS Visio.

Regards,

jerry

[Jon Marshall · Accepted solution]

Sarah

Visio for me as well. It's pretty much a standard.

Jon

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

Do you want manually drawn diagrams (like Visio) or semi-automated like 10-Strike's LANstate?

http://www.10-strike.com/lanstate/comparison.shtml

[Leo Laohoo]

Thanks for the ratings.

[Danilo Dy]

The best is MS Visio. However, not all can afford it.

I use MS PowerPoint. It comes in MS Office and most network vendor have icons for it. However, it takes sometime to get use to it.

For those tight in $$$ to purchase any of the above and only need to draw a simple diagram, try Network Notepad http://www.networknotepad.com/

[Travis Stroebele]

Hi all,

I know this is an older post.. BUT for those who are looking for some diagramming software. Checkout https://draw.io - it's pretty nice alternative to Visio and it's FREE! You can export to Visio and other formats as well. I've been using this and Visio for sometime now and have to say I'm liking draw.io quite a bit.

So check it out all you network diagram gurus! :)

[Alex Pfeil]

If you want to save time, these two can automate the process.

SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper

NetBrain