> -----Original Message----- > From: dave.shi...@googlemail.com > [mailto:dave.shi...@googlemail.com] On Behalf Of Dave Shield > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 12:56 PM > To: Lewis Adam-VNQM87 > Cc: net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: Trap retries > > On 24 March 2011 12:20, Lewis Adam-VNQM87 > <vnq...@motorolasolutions.com> wrote: > > Looking in snmp_agent.c and snmp_api.c I can see retry and timeout > > code for requests associated with a session. What is not > clear is if > > this applies for the sending of traps. Is the default behaviour to > > retry sending the trap > > 5 times, once every second? > > I don't think so, no. > > Remember that SNMPv1 traps are non-acknowledged, so that the > agent has no way of knowing whether the trap > was received or not. It doesn't make sense to try and > re-send unacknowledged notifications. > > I haven't checked the code but would expect that the retry > and timeout values are only used for *acknowledged* requests > (GET, SET, and INFORM) > Hi Dave,
that's what I thought and yet ... that's what we're seeing. It may be something lower down in our protocol stack. Thanks, Adam. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list Net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
