Monitor computers on different subnets?

Question

I'm using windows agents, and I want to inventory computers on different subnets / networks. If so, how would I start doing so or could someone point me to the relevant documentation?

Please bear with me as I'm a newb to this software. Thank you!

Answer 1

Where is your problem ?

It's REALLY very usual to reach an external server from most of networks ! For any networks, you need to know : the number of the network, the mask, the dns server and the gateway. For example :

- number of network : 192.168.10.0

- mask : 255.255.255.0 (or /24)

- dns server : 192.168.10.2 (exemple)

- gateway : 192.168.10.254

These 4 informations give : you could have 252-2=250 different hardware with ip address 192.168.10.45 for example. When a computer would reach any server outside the network, the trafic goes THRU the gateway which know how reach any others servers : this is 'basic routing'. (It could be a firewall ...)

It's really very small and basic knowledge about ip networks ...

Answer 2

I apologize for the late revert, and I apologize if I may have been vague in my question.

I have a  network that is subnetted and the subnet gateway is then connected directly to the building internet. I also have several computers that is connected directly to the building internet.

The PCs in the subnet can't see the PCs connected to the building internet. I apologize if my question seems stupid. My knowledge in networking is shoddy at best

I don't have access to the building router, and so, I can't configure the route tables for it.
We also don't have a VPN nor do we plan to implement an office VPN.

I was asking for ideas on how would I connect them together. Thank you in advance.

Answer 3

May i dont understand what you want to do... but if one PC cant see (ping?!) one other PC how a iventory software should solve that?!

If your agents can reach your OCS server, all is fine, in case of OCS.
But you can´t tunnel network traffic over OCS agents to other networks.