Comments on: On the Art of Network Diagrams and Presentation http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/ Network design, architecture, thinking, working. Tech. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bookmarks for novembre 21st through novembre 27th | Crisis http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-872 Bookmarks for novembre 21st through novembre 27th | Crisis Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:01:27 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-872 [...] On the Art of Network Diagrams and Presentation | My Etherealmind – [...] [...] On the Art of Network Diagrams and Presentation | My Etherealmind – [...]

]]> By: lxh http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-871 lxh Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:35:24 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-871 can you write another post about how to do this use Visio?? so i can follow your guide by my vision... can you write another post about how to do this use Visio?? so i can follow your guide by my vision…

]]> By: Charlie Allom http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-870 Charlie Allom Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:19:21 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-870 speaking of import/export - where did you get your icons from? can you share them? speaking of import/export – where did you get your icons from? can you share them?

]]> By: Network Diagrams:Locking the Background Shape | My Etherealmind http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-869 Network Diagrams:Locking the Background Shape | My Etherealmind Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:00:21 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-869 [...] also worth looking at why you want to do this in “On the Art of Network Diagrams and Presentation” and see the full diagram we are trying to put [...] [...] also worth looking at why you want to do this in “On the Art of Network Diagrams and Presentation” and see the full diagram we are trying to put [...]

]]> By: Greg Ferro http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-868 Greg Ferro Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:53:58 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-868 I posted some more on diagram and will probably do some more so keep checking the site and see what I get up to. Diagramming stuff will be here http://etherealmind.com/category/network-diagrams/ I posted some more on diagram and will probably do some more so keep checking the site and see what I get up to.

Diagramming stuff will be here http://etherealmind.com/category/network-diagrams/

]]> By: The Art of Network Diagrams – Visio 2007 « Virtualization, Windows, Infrastructure and all that “stuff” in-between http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-867 The Art of Network Diagrams – Visio 2007 « Virtualization, Windows, Infrastructure and all that “stuff” in-between Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:27:09 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-867 [...] bow to the Visio skills of Greg Ferro at Ethereal Mind for his series on producing good, easy to understand network diagrams and visual aids ñ I thought I was a Visio wiz with my nice gradient fills but his series of [...] [...] bow to the Visio skills of Greg Ferro at Ethereal Mind for his series on producing good, easy to understand network diagrams and visual aids ñ I thought I was a Visio wiz with my nice gradient fills but his series of [...]

]]> By: Greg Ferro http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-866 Greg Ferro Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:44:43 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-866 Sure, I wrote another post on how to do this http://etherealmind.com/2009/03/06/network-diagrams-drawing-the-background-shape/ Sure, I wrote another post on how to do this http://etherealmind.com/2009/03/06/network-diagrams-drawing-the-background-shape/

]]> By: Vinf_net http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-865 Vinf_net Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:14:00 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-865 Good post :) Do you know how do you distort the rectangle in Visio?... I can't figure it out? Good post :)

Do you know how do you distort the rectangle in Visio?… I can’t figure it out?

]]> By: Bret http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-864 Bret Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:23:25 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-864 ok, now I see it ... :-) ok, now I see it … :-)

]]> By: Bret http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-863 Bret Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:22:26 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-863 >Donít let it be an SSA. What does SSA stand for? >Donít let it be an SSA.

What does SSA stand for?

]]> By: Network Diagrams: Drawing the Background Shape | My Etherealmind http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-862 Network Diagrams: Drawing the Background Shape | My Etherealmind Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:51:48 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-862 [...] here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed to here more from me. In my previous post “On the Art of Network Diagrams and Presentation” I created shapes and shading. Some people asked how this was done….. Draw a [...] [...] here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed to here more from me. In my previous post “On the Art of Network Diagrams and Presentation” I created shapes and shading. Some people asked how this was done….. Draw a [...]

]]> By: drkfiber http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-861 drkfiber Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:41:37 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-861 I would love to see a post on technical documentation. Through years of practice I am getting better at it, but it is always nice to compare to others and gain fresh ideas. I would love to see a post on technical documentation. Through years of practice I am getting better at it, but it is always nice to compare to others and gain fresh ideas.

]]> By: Ian http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-860 Ian Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:30:43 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-860 Good stuff! Good stuff!

]]> By: Greg Ferro http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-859 Greg Ferro Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:43:03 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-859 I mention that this is mostly for presales / design / presentation, which I think implies not so much 'hands on'. That sort of diagram needs to be somewhat different and has a lot of other information. Maybe another post looking at technical documentation then. I mention that this is mostly for presales / design / presentation, which I think implies not so much ‘hands on’. That sort of diagram needs to be somewhat different and has a lot of other information.

Maybe another post looking at technical documentation then.

]]> By: Oyvind http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-858 Oyvind Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:23:01 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-858 Looks pretty, but does it do the job? There is not much information about the network, devices, addressing, etc. How do you solve readability when you add IP addresses, devicenames, link info, speeds, and other stuff. I use layers in Visio a lot, to be able to turn on and off the needed information, typically one layer with port numbering, one with interface and subnet IP's, one with device naming, and so on. Using layers this way I can have one drawing with all the info in once place. I also use one layer 1, one layer 2, and multiple layer 3 logical "views" of the network as different drawings with different layers, to cover all dimensions. Doing this takes a lot of time, but it's worth it for the customer and consultants as it makes troubleshooting and canges a lot easier and less risky. Looks pretty, but does it do the job? There is not much information about the network, devices, addressing, etc. How do you solve readability when you add IP addresses, devicenames, link info, speeds, and other stuff.

I use layers in Visio a lot, to be able to turn on and off the needed information, typically one layer with port numbering, one with interface and subnet IP’s, one with device naming, and so on. Using layers this way I can have one drawing with all the info in once place. I also use one layer 1, one layer 2, and multiple layer 3 logical “views” of the network as different drawings with different layers, to cover all dimensions.

Doing this takes a lot of time, but it’s worth it for the customer and consultants as it makes troubleshooting and canges a lot easier and less risky.

]]> By: Greg Ferro http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-857 Greg Ferro Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:30:31 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-857 I try not to to blame my tools or software. It's not helpful in the long run. At least Visio is stable and consistent with other MS Office programs. Over the years I have gotten used to it. OmniGraffle on the Mac is really much better and easier to use, that is for sure, but even V5.1 doesn't have perfect import / export although its much better than V4. Maybe they are working on the Visio compatibility some more. I try not to to blame my tools or software. It’s not helpful in the long run. At least Visio is stable and consistent with other MS Office programs. Over the years I have gotten used to it.

OmniGraffle on the Mac is really much better and easier to use, that is for sure, but even V5.1 doesn’t have perfect import / export although its much better than V4. Maybe they are working on the Visio compatibility some more.

]]> By: Brett Dixon http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-856 Brett Dixon Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:14:30 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-856 Visio is much more painful than Omnigraffle in my experience. It may be because I have some very basic experience with Adobe Illustrator and similar, but trying to use Visio can be very frustrating as it tries to be helpful in some very annoying ways sometimes. Visio is much more painful than Omnigraffle in my experience. It may be because I have some very basic experience with Adobe Illustrator and similar, but trying to use Visio can be very frustrating as it tries to be helpful in some very annoying ways sometimes.

]]> By: Greg Ferro http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-855 Greg Ferro Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:06:32 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-855 For this post, I used OmniGraffle, but you can do the same things in Visio. For this post, I used OmniGraffle, but you can do the same things in Visio.

]]> By: akonkol http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-854 akonkol Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:57:35 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-854 What tool did you use to draw the example diagrams? Is that omnigraffle? What tool did you use to draw the example diagrams? Is that omnigraffle?

]]> By: Calin http://etherealmind.com/on-the-art-network-diagrams-presentation/#comment-853 Calin Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:51:24 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=1325#comment-853 wow...my network diagrams never looked like this :) nevertheless I would prefer configuring 10 devices that doing a diagram in Visio; good job! wow…my network diagrams never looked like this :)
nevertheless I would prefer configuring 10 devices that doing a diagram in Visio;

good job!

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