Update README.md

README.md

@@ -69,16 +69,15 @@ To use this tool:
 **Note**: if you are using my CDP/LLDP/IPv4 plugins update at least to version
 - 0.7.6-20240414 for CDP
 - 0.9.7-20240414 for LLDP
-- 0.0.5-20241209 for IPv4
+- 0.0.4-20241210 for IPv4 (Linux)
+- 0.0.6-20241210 for IPv4 (SNMP)
+- 0.0.3-20241210 for IPv4 (Windows)
 
 and let Checkmk run the HW/SW inventory for each device at least once
 
 ---
 ### Usage
 
-Usage with CDP (this is the default):
-```
-~/local/bin/nvdct/nvdct.py -u ~/local/bin/conf/my_nvdct.toml -d
 ```
 Usage with LLDP:
 ```
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ CDP: https://thl-cmk.hopto.org/gitlab/checkmk/vendor-independent/inventory/inv_c
 LLDP: https://thl-cmk.hopto.org/gitlab/checkmk/vendor-independent/inventory/inv_lldp_cache
 L3v4: https://thl-cmk.hopto.org/gitlab/checkmk/vendor-independent/inventory/inv_ip_address
 
-Version: 0.9.3-20241209 | Written by: thl-cmk
+Version: 0.9.4-20241210 | Written by: thl-cmk
 for more information see: https://thl-cmk.hopto.org/gitlab/checkmk/vendor-independent/nvdct
 
 options:
@@ -126,12 +125,13 @@ options:
   -p PREFIX, --prefix PREFIX
                         Prepends each host with the prefix. (Needs testing)
   -l {CDP,CUSTOM,LLDP,STATIC,L3v4} [{CDP,CUSTOM,LLDP,STATIC,L3v4} ...], --layers {CDP,CUSTOM,LLDP,STATIC,L3v4} [{CDP,CUSTOM,LLDP,STATIC,L3v4} ...]
-                         - CDP  : needs inv_cdp_cache package at least in version 0.7.1-20240320
-                         - LLDP : needs inv_lldp_cache package at least in version 0.9.3-20240320
-                         - L3v4 : needs inv_ip_address package at least in version 0.0.5-2024120
-                                  adds, layer 3 topology fpr IPv4
-                         - STATIC (deprecated)
-                         - CUSTOM (deprecated)
+                         - CDP   : needs inv_cdp_cache package at least in version 0.7.1-20240320
+                         - LLDP  : needs inv_lldp_cache package at least in version 0.9.3-20240320
+                         - L3v4  : needs inv_ip_address package at least in version 0.0.6-20241210 for SNMP based hosts
+                                   for Linux based hosts inv_lnx_ip_if in version 0.0.4-20241210
+                                   for Windows based hosts inv_win_ip_if in version 0.0.3-20241210
+                         - STATIC: creates a topology base on the "STATIC_CONNECTIONS" in the toml file
+                         - CUSTOM: (deprecated)
   -u USER_DATA_FILE, --user-data-file USER_DATA_FILE
                         Set the name uf the user provided data file
                         Default is ~/local/bin/nvdct/conf/nvdct.toml
@@ -315,14 +315,21 @@ Ie. to remove all neighbours advertised as MAC-address only use:
 <details><summary>Not all connections are included in the inventory</summary>
 
 \
-If your inventory data does not contain all the required topology information, you can add static connections in the data file (by default `nvdct.toml`). This may be the case if not all of your devices use CDP/LLDP. The connections defined in **STATIC_CONNECTIONS** are added to the topology from host to neighbor and vice versa. I.e..
+If your inventory data does not contain all the required topology information, you can add static connections in the data file (by default `nvdct.toml`). This may be the case if not all of your devices use CDP/LLDP.
 
 ```
 # user defined static connections
-# connections will be added from host to neighbour and in reverese
+# [0-9-a-zA-Z\.\_\-]{1,253} -> host
 STATIC_CONNECTIONS = [
-    ["host1", "local-port1", "neighbour-port1", "neighbour1", "label"],
-    ["host1", "local-port2", "neighbour-port2", "neighbour2", "label"],
+    # valid entry formats
+    # ["left_host", "left_service", "right_service", "right_host"],
+    # connection: "left_host"<->"left_service"<->"right_service"<->"right_host"
+    # ["left_host", "", "right_service", "right_host"],
+    # connection: "left_host"<->"right_service"<->"right_host"
+    # ["left_host", "left_service", "", "right_host"],
+    # connection: "left_host"<->"left_service"<->"right_host"
+    # ["left_host", "", "", "right_host"],
+    # connection: "left_host"<->"right_host"
 ]
 ```