>>>>> On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:41:26 +0000, Dave Shield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

>> This may be fine for the snmpnetstat test, but I'm not convinced
>> this is the Right Thing To Do for the snmpwalk test.

Dave> Well, I'm not convinced that the snmpwalk test is the Right Test
Dave> In The First Place :-)

Dave> One of the things I've learned while helping to teach our students,
Dave> is that when constructing a test plan, the most important thing is
Dave> to be very clear about *exactly* what is being tested.

I think it's probably rather important that the agent be walkable from
start to end without hitting a problem.  *That* is what should be
tested by a complete walk (and not looking for certain data).  There
are a number of times that I've seen bugs in modules that cause issues
when attempting to walk beyond them (rare) or by a request that
started before them (much more common).

-- 
Wes Hardaker
Sparta, Inc.


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