Monitoring a virtual private network
View Patent ↗Managing a virtual private network includes receiving information describing at least one virtual private network attribute from multiple computers providing at least one virtual private network function, preparing a report by organizing the received information into a table that lists each of the multiple computers and the corresponding virtual private network attribute received from each of the multiple computers, and displaying the prepared report to a user.
1. A method comprising:
managing a virtual private network including an extranet switch by
transmitting a script for requesting information describing at least one virtual private network attribute from multiple extranet switches providing at least one virtual private network function, the script including a script command;
receiving the information;
preparing a report by organizing the received information into a table that lists each of the multiple extranet switches and the corresponding virtual private network attribute received from each of the multiple extranet switches; and
displaying the prepared report to a user.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a request for the information.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual private network function comprises providing at least one tunnel.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual private network function comprises authentication.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attribute comprises at least one tunneling characteristic.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the tunneling characteristic comprises the tunnel capacity of the extranet switch.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the tunneling characteristic comprises a number of users using a tunnel provided by the extranet switch.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the tunneling characteristic comprises a tunneling protocol.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a time interval, and
wherein the preparing a reports comprises preparing a report based on the received time interval.
10. A method comprising:
managing a virtual private network including an extranet switch by
transmitting a request for tunneling data to multiple extranet switches providing virtual private network tunnels using a script having a script command;
receiving the requested tunneling data from the multiple extranet switches in response to the request;
preparing a report based on the received information, the report being organized into a table that lists the different extranet switches and their corresponding tunneling data; and
displaying the prepared report to a user.
11. A method comprising:
managing a virtual private network including an extranet switch by
transmitting a script for requesting information on multiple extranet switches providing virtual private network tunnels, the information including a number of tunnels provided by each extranet switch and a number of users configured to use the tunnels, the script includes a script command;
receiving the information; and
displaying the received information to a user.
12. A method of managing a virtual private network including at least one extranet switch, comprising:
transmitting a script for requesting information describing at least one virtual private network attribute from a selected one of at least one extranet switch providing at least one virtual private network function, the script including a script command;
receiving the information;
providing a menu identifying at least one report capable of preparation;
receiving a selection identifying at least one report;
preparing the selected report including the received information of the selected extranet switch; and
displaying the prepared report to a user.
13. A computer program product, disposed on a computer readable medium, for managing a virtual private network using an extranet switch, the computer program including instructions for causing a processor to:
manage a virtual private network including an extranet switch, including instructions to:
transmit a script for requesting information describing at least one virtual private network attribute from multiple extranet switches providing at least one virtual private network function, the script including a script command;
receive the information;
prepare a report by organizing the received information into a table that include the at least one virtual private network attribute received from each of the multiple extranet switches; and
display the prepared report to a user.
14. The computer program product of claim 13 , further comprising instructions for causing the processor to transmit a request for the information.
15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the virtual private network function comprises providing at least one tunnel.
16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the virtual private network function comprises authentication.
17. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the attribute comprises at least one tunneling characteristic.
18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the tunneling characteristic comprises the tunnel capacity of the extranet switch.
19. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the tunneling characteristic comprises a number of users using a tunnel provided by the extranet switch.
20. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the tunneling characteristic comprises tunneling protocol.