mån 2008-11-10 klockan 06:02 -0800 skrev Need Help:
> 
> I am using NetSNMP v5.4.1.
> 
> I am issuing the following SNMP command:
> 
>   /usr/bin/snmpget -v 2c -c myaccess_ro 127.0.0.1 pageAppCodeModules.0
> 
> This command usually returns a string value like:
> 
> "000-03341-85696-216|DATAPAGE=1(Application Code Modules)|
> DATASECTION=TABLE(Downloaded Object List)|
> Module,Version,Status,AppId,Location,Size|
> nfs_kern,01.01,ENABLED,0,FLASH,2806808|
> MCblCard,02.65,ENABLED,---,MCARD,---|DATASECTION=TABLE(Downloading
> Object List)|Module,Version,Virtual Channel,Num Seg,Num Seg Rcvd,Num
> Seq Remain|---,---,---,---,---,---|DATASECTION=TEXT(Downloading
> Status)|Total Packets=N/A|Total Packets Remaining=N/A|Updating
> flash=NO|"
> 
> .... however, every once in a while the command will return HEX values
> instead of text:
> 
> /*DIAG-MIB::diagPageAppCodeModules.0 = Hex-STRING: 
> 30 30 30 2D 31 30 37 34 31 2D 39 38 31 38 30 2D
> 32 34 35 7C 44 41 54 41 50 41 47 45 3D 31 28 41
> 70 70 6C 69 63 61 74 69 6F 6E 20 43 6F 64 65 20
> 4D 6F 64 75 6C 65 73 29 7C 44 41 54 41 53 45 43
> 54 49 4F 4E 3D 54 41 42 4C 45 28 44 6F 77 6E 6C
> 6F 61 64 65 64 20 4F 62 6A 65 63 74 20 4C 69 73
> 74 29 7C 4D 6F 64 75 6C 65 2C 56 65 72 73 69 6F
> 6E 2C 53 74 61 74 75 73 2C 41 70 70 20 49 64 2C
> 4C 6F 63 61 74 69 6F 6E 2C 53 69 7A 65 7C B4 9C
> E8 2A 18 34 E0 2A 2C F0 51 02 10 2C 45 4E 41 42
Note the nonprintables ----> ^^ ^^

> ...
> 
> Any idea why a SNMP command will return a HEX value instead of text?

First, it is not the SNMP command that returns a HEX value, the HEX part
is a decision by your client.

The reason it decide to treat the response as HEX and not character data
is that it contains nonprintable characters.

/MF


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