Hey Damien,
you were right. Before having the issue I haven’t got the meaning of this option. Maybe the description could become more clear.
Saved my day ;-)
Thanks,
Björn
From: observium [mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org] On Behalf Of Damien Derby
Sent: Mittwoch, 14. Mai 2014 15:43
To: Observium Network Observation System
Subject: Re: [Observium] Geocoding shows wrong locations
Hi Bjoern,
You may want to read this part of the Config Option, specifically the part that mentions under the sink:
I had some locations set as oil rig names and they were showing up all over the planet.
Regards,
Damien Derby
On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Ray, Bjoern Karsten <BjoernKarsten_Ray@alliedtelesis.com> wrote:
Hi again,
thanks for your input, Jeremy and Tom! Of course on the long-run the professional version makes sense but first I have to evaluate Observium using the Open Source Edition. I agree with Tom that using the sysLocation field makes sense as I guess this is what Observium uses to fill the “Location” field in the GUI.
Strange is that only a single device is affected – which is one out of two Windows PC running on exactly the same OS and patch release and using the included SNMP service. One “is” where I would expect it while the second one is showing up on a lonely intersection close to the Bangla border. Both have a valid entry in the service’s “Location” field.
Considering this I am a bit lost and can’t believe that the Professional Edition would change the picture.
Your thought, please!
From: observium [mailto:observium-bounces@observium.org] On Behalf Of Tom Laermans
Sent: Mittwoch, 14. Mai 2014 13:35
To: Observium Network Observation System
Subject: Re: [Observium] Geocoding shows wrong locations
Umm... VLANs or IP addresses are not related to geolocation.
Set a correct sysLocation for your device.
Tom
On 14/05/2014 13:16, Ray, Bjoern Karsten wrote: