# Dynamic Network Map
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-network-map/25406
**Category:** Share Your Projects
**Created:** [24 April 2020 08:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-network-map/25406 "2020-04-24T08:41:20Z")
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### Author:  [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [24 April 2020 08:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-network-map/25406/1 "2020-04-24T08:41:20Z")
I have been working on a network map that shows the current reachability of my network devices.
The map is created using d3 (which fortunately is already available in node-red/dashboard).
One inject node describes the complete topology of the network, in basic form:
```auto
{
"name": "Internet",
"properties": {
"type": "ping",
"reachable": false,
"ip": "google.com"
},
"children": [
{
"name": "router",
"properties": {
"type": "ping",
"reachable": false,
"ip": "192.168.1.1"
}
}
]
}
```
Default all devices should be set to false and it is injected as global object upon deploy, after which the flow will ping all the `ip`'s it find in the topology, once every 30 seconds and updates the map. Using a http endpoint the global object will be retrieved in the map (will need some additional d3 work to only update the nodes instead of a refresh)
The topology can have many levels of depth.
The 'type' describes the type of check that will be done when a node is clicked. Currently, either ping or tasmota.
When the node is clicked, it will execute either a ping for 4 times and outputs the rtt/packetloss.
If it is tasmota, it will get the `status 0` command from the tasmota device via http (note; if user/pass is used on tasmota device, the flow will need modifications), it will display the uptime/version/ssid/RSSI, can ofcourse all be customized. The ip address can be clicked to go to the device in a new tab/window.
Try it if you like 🙂
> [Pending topic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/transparent-background-on-md-card-in-template-node/25384/2) to remove the background from the "group" to make it transparent.
> [Flow](https://flows.nodered.org/flow/4b940430b92142571c670050f4d98f6d)
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [24 April 2020 09:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-network-map/25406/2 "2020-04-24T09:20:08Z")
Hi Backman, looks very interesting.
I tried but alas it doesnt work on windows (ping format & grep are two immediate issues).
question: why use a cmd for pinging and not the PING node?
Perhaps a flag (indicating OS) could be employed?
Then if set for if windows, use a pipe and `FINDSTR` instead of grep?
(of course I am assuming something - you may rightly not give a monkeys about windoze 😉 )
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### Author:  [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [24 April 2020 09:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-network-map/25406/3 "2020-04-24T09:30:40Z")
> question: why use a cmd for pinging and not the PING node?
Because it requires a node that is not included out of the box.
> I tried but alas it doesnt work on windows
I will make a note that it is linux only and modify it to your liking 😉
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [24 April 2020 09:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-network-map/25406/4 "2020-04-24T09:44:43Z")
> [@bakman2](#):
>
> Because it requires a node that is not included out of the box.
Then i guess we need to convince Dave & Nick to put the ping node in the default install 🙂 (it is maintained by Dave in the node-red repo after all)
> [@bakman2](#):
>
> I will make a note that it is linux only and modify it to your liking
Umm that would be counter productive since my "liking" is to support windows too 🙂
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [24 April 2020 09:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-network-map/25406/5 "2020-04-24T09:48:37Z")
it is already in the Pi default install...(due to history) - just not the generic default install as well... meh...
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [24 April 2020 09:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-network-map/25406/6 "2020-04-24T09:50:48Z")
Slip it in to the default install Dave (ping is pretty much ubiquitous) 🤞
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [24 April 2020 10:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-network-map/25406/7 "2020-04-24T10:02:06Z")
only if you play with networks
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [23 June 2020 08:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-network-map/25406/8 "2020-06-23T08:41:21Z")
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