Basically, there is no requirement that an object have a unique OID, while there is a requirement that each OID correspond uniquely to one object.
Analogously, you can be known by several names, while you are just one person. Some people call me William, some call me Bill, and some call me by names not so flatering but, I am still the same person. This is Dave's point. William R. Buckley > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave > Shield > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:30 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Redirection? > > > > I find that several of the MIBs I'm implementing provide the same or > > similar information in different groupings. Is there a way to tell snmpd, > > "When you get a request for .8.7.56.45.4, just return the value for > > .2.6.5.7.9"? > > It's not really possible to get the agent to do this sort of > redirection automatically. > But it's quite feasible to register two or three OID regions > that cover the same underlying data, and write the handler routines > to report this accordingly. > > For example, both 'mibII/at.c' and 'mibII/ip.c' make use of the > same v4-style routine 'var_at' to implement the Address Translation > and IP Net-to-Media tables. > > And my new 'nsExtension' group has three tables - one configuration > and two output, that all work with the same underlying data lists. > > But in both cases, the linkage is made by the programmer. > The agent doesn't know (or care) that these tables are connected. > > Dave > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g > Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. > Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Net-snmp-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users
