Asset scanning utility

[ashman]

Can anyone recommend a utility, preferably free, that I can use to scan a network for host information such as make, model, serial number, OS etc?

I need to compile an asset list for a client and would prefer not to have to physically go from machine to machine to gather this info.

Thanks

 

[Nate7311]

Belarc

 

[Deleted member 12106]

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394588(v=vs.85).aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394587(v=vs.85).aspx

Some of the help desk-type programs might do it as well.
https://www.manageengine.com/products/asset-explorer/

https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/ <-this one I played with for a blink and I belive it has asset management cooked in. Install was cake, and so was deployment.

Are you in a Domain environment?

 

[MikeTrike]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Asset+scanning+utility

First result:
http://www.lansweeper.com/

Also one of the best free ones out there.

 

[ashman]

Thanks guys, some interesting programs here, yes I am in a domain environment.

 

[Tee]

You could use a tool like NMAP and dump the scan to a text or CSV file, if you wanted a raw report. You can always create an excel sheet to collect only data you want out of those files.

Something else you could try is a SIEM like Security Onion or Alientvault, just toss Alientvault on some old hardware and only run the inventory manager. This way you would get hourly scans and be able to keep track of what's coming and going, also leave notes about devices if needed. Not really what Alienvault is for but it's pretty good at it and it's free, plus automated.

 

[addictionsoLA]

Spiceworks has a plethora of decent free IT tools.