On Wed, 2005-06-08 at 17:37, Wes Hardaker wrote: > I suggested the use of contexts, and so did Robert but I'd be leery of > tying a context to an address within the master agent. My reaction is > "what benefit does that buy you?". Use straight contexts instead, IMHO.
If we're talking about SNMPv3, then I'd probably agree. But that's not an option with SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c (remember them, Wes?) And Robert's suggestion only works with SNMPv1/2c anyway. > The fundamental issue is that you're trying to separate stuff > based on addressing, which the only reason I can think of for doing > that in a legitimate way is for emulation of multiple hosts on a > single host. Doing it for any reason other than a test-lab is a bad > idea, IMHO (IMVHO). Context-sensitive data? e.g. separate contact information for internal vs external queries I think that one of the reasons that the Net-SNMP project has proved so successful, is that we haven't tried to impose our ideas of "the right thing to do" on everyone else. If Glenn wishes to tailor the results returned based on who's asking, then AFAIK there's nothing in the SNMP specs to prevent this. Dave ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. How far can you shotput a projector? How fast can you ride your desk chair down the office luge track? If you want to score the big prize, get to know the little guy. Play to win an NEC 61" plasma display: http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list Net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users
