On Wednesday 09 January 2008 18:41:39 Koenraad Lelong wrote: > Hello, > My router has snmp-functions and in the usermanual is written that this > is "compatible with HP Openview compliant software". > Is there some Linux-software I can use to access the router ? > I played with net-snmp but I don't get anything back. I enabled snmp on > another suse machine and from this I get answers on my queries. > -- > Met vriendelijke groeten, > Koenraad Lelong > R&D Manager > ACE electronics n.v.
I'm not an expert on SNMP but we have several devices in our WAN that can be monitored by SNMP and they usually supply a "MIB" file that contains definitions of the various types of information available from each piece of equipment. You also need to configure the SNMP community (I think that's the right terminology) and make sure that the router and the monitoring machine are both members of the same group. You may also need to specify in the router what IP addresses/subnets can connect via SNMP. SNMP v1 was not widely implemented in many places because it was considered too much of a security risk. Versions 2 and 3 are much better in that regard but correspondingly they need more work to set up. If the router includes a firewall then you may also need to setup firewall rules to open the SNMP ports to the LAN. Again for security reasons some vendors may leave the SNMP ports closed on both sides, leaving it up to sys admins to open the ports if needed. Read the router documentation carefully. If this is a HP router search on their documentation web site (you need to register first - no cost) for your router model. Much of their advanced configuration documentation is kept online rather than being supplied in printed form (depending of course on the model). Hope this helps. Rodney. -- =================================================== Rodney Baker VK5ZTV [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
