New beta capability - Discover more asset details using Network Discovery, the future of Lansweeper

[Gilian]

Hi everyone!

Lansweeper is delighted to announce the availability of its new Network Discovery in your Lansweeper Site, now in Beta. Discover more details of your assets remotely with Network Discovery, now available on Windows, Linux and macOS with auto update on all platforms.

 

How to access (Full) Network Discovery in your Lansweeper Site

• During Beta, Network Discovery can still produce duplicate assets. Once you're logged into your Lansweeper site using https://app.lansweeper.com, open the main menu > Configuration > Site settings, copy the Site ID, and fill in this sign-up form here.
  We’ll enable the feature on the Lansweeper Site you specified. Optionally, you can resolve duplicate assets by opening Scanning › Discovery sources and unlinking the Network Discovery source(s), and removing all related data.

A brief explanation

• Once you have access, learn how to install/deploy Network Discovery here.

• If you chose to link your Network Discovery with your Lansweeper Site, it will be shown in Scanning > Discovery sources.

• When you keep that page open, it auto refreshes and the total assets will change from 0 to a higher number (usually 1 but can be higher if monitors are connected to the asset). To see the asset data you can click on the “Total assets” number and open the specific asset details. Some data might still be missing we’re continuously mapping and expanding our global data model.

• Logs can be found here by default:

  • Installer:

    • "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp\Lansweeper_Network_Discovery_installer.log"

      "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp\Lansweeper_Network_Discovery_uninstaller.log"

    • "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp\Lansweeper.IT.Hub.log"

  • Modules:

    • Hub: "C:\Program Files\Lansweeper Network Discovery\sensor\logs\Lansweeper.IT.Sensor.log"

    • IT Sensor: "C:\Program Files\Lansweeper Network Discovery\sensor\logs\Lansweeper.IT.Hub.log"

FAQs

Lansweeper Network Discovery vs Lansweeper IT Discovery and OT Discovery

Topic	Network Discovery Beta	IT Discovery	OT Discovery
Summary	Discover all IT assets in your network. OT discovery will be added to the same installer/package later on	Discover all IT assets in your network	Discover all OT assets in your network
Asset reach	Tracks both the machine running Network Discovery and discovers IT (and later OT) assets remotely	Tracks both the machine running Network Discovery and discovers IT assets remotely	Tracks both the machine running Network Discovery and discovers OT assets remotely
Asset data	Expanded default IT (and later OT) discovery data set (extra data like user info on macOS)	Default IT discovery data set	Default OT discovery data set
Credentials	Requires credentials to get all asset details remotely. Can recognize assets without credential though	Requires credentials to get all asset details remotely. Can recognize assets without credential though	Requires credentials to get all asset details remotely. Can recognize assets without credential though
Network access	Requires specific ports to be open on the assets to discover. See Ports scanned or used by Lansweeper To sync with your Lansweeper Site, HTTP2 proxy is supported	Requires specific ports to be open on the assets to discover. See Ports scanned or used by Lansweeper To sync with your Lansweeper Site, HTTP2 proxy is not supported	Requires specific OT ports to be open on the assets to discover. To sync with your Lansweeper Site, HTTP2 proxy is not supported
Auto update	Yes, on Windows, Linux and macOS	No, manual update	Yes, on Windows, Linux and macOS
Vulnerability risks	Built on .NET 6.0 with a reduced vulnerability risk in comparison to .NET FW 4.8	Built on .NET FW 4.8 with a higher vulnerability risk in comparison to .NET 6.0	Built on .NET 6.0 with a reduced vulnerability risk in comparison to .NET FW 4.8

 

Lansweeper Network Discovery vs Lansweeper IT Agent (Portable) Discovery

Topic	Lansweeper Network Discovery	Lansweeper IT Agent Discovery	Lansweeper IT Agent Portable Discovery
Summary	Discover all IT (and later OT) assets in your network	Get all details of the computers you know that have IT Agent Discovery installed and running as a background service or daemon.	Planned, not available yet. Get all details of the computers on which you run IT Agent as a foreground application. Ideal to be included in a logon script
Asset reach	Tracks both the machine running Network Discovery and discovers IT (and later OT) assets remotely	Local computer tracking where the IT Agent Discovery is running	Local computer tracking where the IT Agent Discovery is running
Credentials	Requires credentials to get all asset details remotely	Does not require credentials	Does not require credentials
Network access	Requires specific ports to be open on the assets to discover. See Ports scanned or used by Lansweeper	Few connectivity requirements. See Install IT Agent	A connection to a Lansweeper Network Discovery - Hub component or a location to store the discovery result file in, for later import.

Can I install "(full) Network Discovery" on a machine that already has "OT Network Discovery"	No, during beta these won't be able to run on the same machine. It's advised to install Network Discovery on a separate machine. Otherwise it would try to update the OT Network Discovery which has a higher version so that wouldn't work.
During the installer I get the message: “There has been an error. Could not start Lansweeper IT Network Discovery Hub Service. The application will exit now.” How can I solve it?	If you receive this message during the installation, you can follow this procedure to resolve it: Press Windows + R to open Run Type regedit to open the Registry Editor. Navigate to the location below or copy-paste the location in the navigation bar. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control Now the Control registry folder is selected. Move to the right side and create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value called ServicesPipeTimeout Now in the Edit Value window, change the Base to Decimal. Enter a value of 600000 in the Value Data field. Click on OK to save the changes. Exit the Registry Editor and restart your system. (You need to restart, otherwise, the change doesn’t work.) After restarting, run the Network Discovery installer again. We’ve noticed this on machines being a bit slower but haven’t figured out the root cause yet (slow hard disk, low memory, low CPU,…)
What are the installer return codes and possible error messages?	When the installer terminates with an exit code during the pre-installation phase, it ensures that no actions have been executed, with no files or changes left behind. In the event the installer terminates during the installation, a rollback will occur, and no files or changes will be left behind. The ranges are the following: 0 (zero) will be returned when the installer finished as expected, without issues. 20-39 range: issues regarding OS, installer or current installation (pre-installation) 40-59 range: issues regarding user input (pre-installation) 60-79 range: issues during installation (removing the installation) 80-99 range: warnings during installation (keeping the installation) Exit code Description Position Exit code Description Position 0 The installer finished with success. 20-39 Issues regarding OS, installer or current installation Pre-installation 20 Another installation is already in progress. Please finish that installation before starting a new one. 21 This installer is being run on an unsupported operating system. Please update your OS if possible. 22 The existing installation is newer than the version you want to install. Installer will be closed. 40-59 Issues regarding user input Pre-installation 40 You must accept the terms of use before continuing with the installation. Please use the accepteula parameter for this. 41 A valid linking code to your Lansweeper Site is required to continue. Please use the cloudtoken parameter for this. 42 A valid proxy configuration is required to continue with the installation. Please use both the proxyserver and proxyport parameters (or none). 43 A valid proxy port is required to continue with the installation. Please use the proxyport parameter correctly. 44 No module was selected to be installed. Installer will be closed. 60-79 Issues during the installation (installation will be rolled back) Installation 60 PowerShell script execution is not enabled on your computer, make sure your computer is configured to allow PowerShell script execution. 61 A link to your Lansweeper Site could not be made. (IT Agent only) 62 A required component service could not be started. 80-99 Warnings during installation (installation will be kept) Installation 80 The installation succeeded but a link your Lansweeper Site could not be made. (Network Discovery only) Note: When using the MacOS PKG, the installer command only returns 0 (success) or 1 (general error). To get the specific exit code (from the list above), this extra log file is available : /tmp/Lansweeper-IT-Agent-Discovery_exitcode.log. This file only contains the specific exit code (integer value).
Why am I not seeing all asset data (yet)?	We’re remapping all data to a universal data model. As we’re doing this in phases, you’ll only see certain data sections available on the asset page of assets discovered by IT Agent. Currently, these sections are available: HW Operating System Software Monitor And this list is continuously being extended.
How do I solve duplicate issues?	You can resolve duplicate assets by opening Scanning › Discovery sources and unlinking the Network Discovery source(s), and removing all related data.
Can I unlink the Network Discovery from my Lansweeper Site?	Yes, you can by going to Scanning › Discovery sources > choosing the Network Discovery and clicking “UNLINK” in the top right. After confirming with your site name, the data of the assets it discovered will no longer be added to your inventory. Remark: After unlinking, Network Discovery is still scanning and trying to send its data to your Lansweeper Site. To avoid this from happening, we recommend you uninstall it on the machine it was installed on. We’re looking to automate this process so you don’t have to manually uninstall Network Discovery you no longer want.

Request for feedback

It's time for us to let you try and test this new feature. We hope this first version will give you an easy-to-deploy network discovery.

Finally, we're all ears! Your feedback is valuable, and we'd love to hear it.

Feel free to share in the comments or share your logs and screenshots privately to preview@lansweeper.com

Kind regards,

Gilian De Raes
Product Manager | Lansweeper