On Mon, 2007-04-09 at 17:32 -0400, Brian A. Seklecki wrote:
> Regarding original bug report in 2006:
> 
> "I can't tell the MRTG to source queries form a specific VIP on the 
> utility box by setting:
> 
> # more .snmp-dis/snmp.conf
> clientaddr 192.168.96.52:161

Correct, snmp-utils uses a different syntax to do this:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:161!source-ip:...


> 
> The PERL POD SNMP_Util doesn't seem to honor these the way the Net-SNMP 
> CLI/lib/p5-Net-SNMP does, thus I can't create system-service abstraction. 
> Plus, it complicates firewall rules!"

> Conclusion: For the record, MRTG does not and can not use Net::SNMP, it 
> uses SNMP::Util and SNMP::Session instead.

Incorrect.  Since 2.13 you have been able to use Net::SNMP, as it is
required for the SNMPv3 routines.  If you add EnableSNMPv3=yes, then
Net::SNMP will be called instead of SNMP::Session


-- 
Daniel J McDonald, CCIE # 2495, CISSP # 78281, CNX
Austin Energy
http://www.austinenergy.com

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