[Netdisco] Nortel BLN-2 Port list shows no connected devices.

[Pinkoski, D. <dPi...@dn...>]

First off, I'd like to say that netdisco is the best auto topography
tool I have found yet.  Others, where not even operational at the time I
tried them.  A big warm "THANK YOU" for all those who have made this
possible.

We have a Backbone Link Node from Nortel.  Netdisco calls this a BLN-2
for a model.
http://products.nortel.com/go/product_content.jsp?segId=3D0&parId=3D0&pro=
d_i
d=3D26360&locale=3Den-US
The problem I have is that when you view the "Device View" there is no
devices connected to the ports.  All of the BLN's alias' are shown for
each interface.  The ports are shown like this:
Port                            Duplex    Name    Speed    VLAN
Connected    Port
=20
Devices        Control
E52                            full/auto    E52        100 Mbps

E53                            full/auto    E53        100 Mbps
<ipaddy>([No DNS])  and so on.....

The Passport-8610 is a router also, and it's device view shows the
alias' correctly, and the Port View shows all ports with devices/nodes
connected to them.  Also in the device view it shows the ports in the
same way as the BLN is shown. i.e. with no devices connected, and the
port is showing the ipvlan's/ip's.

Is there any way to get the BLN to discover the devices connected to it,
without manually adding them?