On 17/07/07, Need Help <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When you describe "--disable-mibs" and "--disable-mib-loading" options you
> mention "MIB files". Does this represent all code located in the
> "../agent/mibgroup" directory which is related to the MIBs
No - those are the "MIB modules".
> or are you
> referring to the MIB.txt text files which are placed in the
> "/usr/local/share/snmp/mibs" directory?
Yes.
> On more thing. I believe I remember that the IF-MIB comes with NetSNMP,
> however, not all field values are supported at this time.
Then
a) raise a bug for the particular fields that are missing, and/or
b) submit a patch to provide the missing functionality.
> If I
> wanted to
> support the IF-MIB then I know I could update the master agent software to
> do this
That would be the best approach, yes - particularly if you then submitted
that update back to us for inclusion in the main source code. That way,
you could actually repay some of the support you've been receiving
recently.
> but would it be possible to simply create a subagent to handle the
> IF-MIB instead. This way, updating future releases of the master agent
> would be a lot easier since I would not have to merge in any changed code,
> just simply UnTar the new version and compile and install it. Or would this
> be unwise since the current foundation of the IF-MIB already exists in the
> NetSNMP framework.
a) It would be unwise
b) It would be selfish
If you've got fixes for the agent, let us have copies so we can include them
in the main code.
However, as I think I've said before - you do seem to be trying to race ahead
and do too much too quickly. I would *STRONGLY* recommend that you
concentrate on the immediate task of implementing the particular MIB
that you've been given first. Improving the overall behaviour of the agent
can wait until that's done.
Believe me, it's very very easy to get sucked into the detailed internals
of this project, and lose sight of the original task.
<Significant Look at Wes>
Dave
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