resolv3r 1.0.1

A simple python package aimed at simplifying the vendor resolution process for network devices

Overview

Resolv3r is a simple python package aimed at resolving the vendor associated with a given ip

Note: this package only resolves devices as either cisco or aruba!

To install using pip, simply run:

pip3 install resolv3r

Dependencies

Tested in 3.10 (Use in older versions of python at your own risk)

Look in pyproject.toml for more details into the project dependencies:

• asyncssh
• netmiko

How to use?

In your python project, simply write:

from resolv3r import Resolver

Now, to resolve a given ip to a vendor, you first need to create a Resolver object:

resolver = Resolver("192.168.0.1", "username", "password")

Now, begin the resolution process using:

device_vendor = resolver.detect_vendor()

This should return the correct vendor of the ip in question: either "cisco_ios" or "hp_procurve"

How does this work?

First, resolv3r uses asyncssh to connect to the device in question and determine device type using a single command ("sh version")

If that fails, resolv3r moves onto using netmiko's autodetection feature to resolve the vendor.

Finally, if that doesn't work, resolv3r raises a LookupError, indicating that the vendor resolution process was not successful.