Keeping track of all this IT crap

[Paul Lussier]

"Ben Scott" <dragonhawk at gmail.com> writes:

>   Do people know of any good software to keep track of all this IT
> crap?  Users, computers (with make, model, serial, CPU, RAM, etc.),
> patch panels and their jacks, switches and their ports.  Most
> importantly, what is connected to what: User A has computer B plugged
> into jack C which is patched into port D of switch E.  Multiple times
> 100 users, two buildings, and eight switches, and damn things are
> confusing.
>
>   I'm looking for FOSS so I can (1) be cheap and (2) extend it to do
> what it doesn't.

Errr, Emacs? ;)

There's RT, and there's another one that's more computer/inventory
related, but I can't remember what it is right now...

Check freshmeat, google.  If I remember what it is, I'll post something.
You might want to post this type of question to sage-members...
-- 
Seeya,
Paul