This may sound abit cynical, but you could manually edit mrtg.cfg to add the detailed description...
<TR><TD>Description:</TD><TD>Serial2/2, this is quite a lovely interface, don't you think?</TD></TR> Just my smart-ass two cents worth, sorry. -Nejaa On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 11:22:40 -0400, Albert Whale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Back in the day (this is annoying phrase that my recent Teenager has > found particularly obnoxious), there was a version called 2.9.22 > > In this version, I was able to use the Command options --ifref=desc > --descint > > which was able to pull up an interesting phrase from the Router, such as: > > <TR><TD>Description:</TD><TD>Serial2/2.1 WAN sub-Interface 2/2.1: > CRIS Frame Relay connection to AIS </TD></TR> > > However, as with all GOOD Things, times change. Now with version > 2.10.13 I have the command line option: --ifref=desc (notice that the > --descint is missing as this functionality is also - missing). > > <TR><TD>Description:</TD><TD>Serial2/2 </TD></TR> > > I would like to know how I can gain more 'Meaningful' Descriptions from > the Router for MRTG (aka. how can I duplicate functionality of days of > old??). > -- "Hackers and academics have uncovered one Windows security hole after another, turning Microsoft into a frantic little Dutch boy at the dike without enough fingers." -- David Pogue, The New York Times -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi
