Typical Uses of Shared Addressing

There are several scenarios where revealing shared addresses is critical to effective WhatsUp Gold monitoring, daily operations, and troubleshooting.

Note: Some VPN software clients use a network adapter with a simulated MAC layer and non-unique MAC address. Typically, this addressing is internal at the VPN endpoint and not visible to WhatsUp Gold Discovery.

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Handling Shared Addresses (Merge Devices)

Device Merge Reason Categories