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Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) is a proprietary Link Layer protocol for network topology discovery and quality of service diagnostics. Microsoft developed it as part of the Windows Rally set of technologies. The LLTD protocol operates over both wired (such as Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) or Power line communication[1]) as well as wireless networks (such as IEEE 802.11).

Using Windows Vista network mapping

Network mapping uses the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) protocol to find the other computers and devices on your network, and then displays them in a schematic representation. To display the map, click the Start button , click Control Panel, click Network and Internet, and then click Network and Sharing Center. In the upper-right corner, click View full map. (If your computer is on a domain, network mapping might be disabled. Check with your network administrator.) The following illustration shows an example map.


Network mapping works with wired and wireless networks, but only on private and domain network locations. You can’t view a map of a public network. LLTD maps only the computers in a single subnet, which is the typical setup in a home or small office.

Read more information:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Use-Network-Map-to-manage-and-troubleshoot-networked-devices-from-Windows-Vista-Inside-Out

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/wndp/archive/2006/11/03/enable_5f00_vista_5f00_network_5f00_map.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749119(WS.10).aspx

Created By Nahid JAWAD on Friday, 23 September 2011 05:22:29 o'clock EST :

windows network map help the user to know about the network on which the user is connected with a graphical view like the following.

In this figure, it is shown that several computers are connected to the internet via a wireless switch. The computer names are visible under each icon as well as the name of the access point's network name.

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