Re: [poll comment] "SNMP request/reply support"
On Wed, 21 Aug 2019, Sergei Nikulov wrote: The first thing to decide with snmp support is: which side of the snmp protocoll you want to support? - client side: to gather information via snmp from devices supporting snmp? This is the primary usage. Curl is a cross-platform multiprotocol command-line tool and library which could be used in other products. I believe a lot of test engineers used this tool for querying network services and devices. As for SNMP, some subset of GetRequest/SetRequest could be useful for the same reasons. I agree; (lib)curl has always been client-side and it should remain client-side. -- / daniel.haxx.se | Get the best commercial curl support there is - from me | Private help, bug fixes, support, ports, new features | https://www.wolfssl.com/contact/ --- Unsubscribe: https://cool.haxx.se/list/listinfo/curl-library Etiquette: https://curl.haxx.se/mail/etiquette.html
Re: [poll comment] "SNMP request/reply support"
ср, 21 авг. 2019 г. в 09:58, Sergei Nikulov : > > вт, 20 авг. 2019 г. в 18:24, Robert NEMKIN via curl-library > : > > > > On 2019-08-19 12:34, Daniel Stenberg via curl-library wrote: > > > Another suggestion from the poll. > > > > > > (SNMP is not currently supported by curl.) > > > > > > I'm not personally fluent in SNMP so I would need to do this together > > > with someone who is and someone who has an existing use case that could > > > drive it - so that it becomes a less theoretical and more practical > > > exercise. I found that RFC 4088 defines the URL syntax but can we really > > > view such SNMP requests and replies as "transfers" ? What kind of data > > > does such a transfer return? > > > > > > Ideas? Thoughts? > > > > > > > The first thing to decide with snmp support is: which side of the snmp > > protocoll you want to support? > > - client side: to gather information via snmp from devices supporting snmp? > > This is the primary usage. > Curl is a cross-platform multiprotocol command-line tool and library > which could be used in other products. > I believe a lot of test engineers used this tool for querying network > services and devices. > As for SNMP, some subset of GetRequest/SetRequest could be useful for > the same reasons. > And better not to rely on net-snmp dependency if possible (it never > has a goal to be cross-platform). > > > - server side: to provide curl data to snmp clients? > > > Not sure about server-side (from FAQ "cURL is the name of the project. > The name is a play on 'Client for URLs') > > > I'm actively using snmp to monitor my internet service provider network, > > so I'm pretty sure I will never install and use curl instead of > > (net-snmp's snmp-get and snmp-walk or other integrated snmp client). > > > All admins are actively used SNMP in their monitoring suites. > > P.S. > As a joke (don't take it seriously) I've replaced SNMP with FTP and > rephrase your statement. > "I'm pretty sure I will never install and use curl instead of (ncftp > or other integrated ftp client)" > > > On the other hand, if you daemonize a curl server, and use it for > > centralized download, it might be usefull to provide data about current > > downloads and performance via snmp. So include a kind of snmp agent into > > curld can be an usefull idea. > > > > Buci > > --- > > Unsubscribe: https://cool.haxx.se/list/listinfo/curl-library > > Etiquette: https://curl.haxx.se/mail/etiquette.html Corrections for net-snmp statement. I have found how to build it under Windows, but it a really not simple quest. -- Best Regards, Sergei Nikulov --- Unsubscribe: https://cool.haxx.se/list/listinfo/curl-library Etiquette: https://curl.haxx.se/mail/etiquette.html
Re: [poll comment] "SNMP request/reply support"
вт, 20 авг. 2019 г. в 18:24, Robert NEMKIN via curl-library : > > On 2019-08-19 12:34, Daniel Stenberg via curl-library wrote: > > Another suggestion from the poll. > > > > (SNMP is not currently supported by curl.) > > > > I'm not personally fluent in SNMP so I would need to do this together > > with someone who is and someone who has an existing use case that could > > drive it - so that it becomes a less theoretical and more practical > > exercise. I found that RFC 4088 defines the URL syntax but can we really > > view such SNMP requests and replies as "transfers" ? What kind of data > > does such a transfer return? > > > > Ideas? Thoughts? > > > > The first thing to decide with snmp support is: which side of the snmp > protocoll you want to support? > - client side: to gather information via snmp from devices supporting snmp? This is the primary usage. Curl is a cross-platform multiprotocol command-line tool and library which could be used in other products. I believe a lot of test engineers used this tool for querying network services and devices. As for SNMP, some subset of GetRequest/SetRequest could be useful for the same reasons. And better not to rely on net-snmp dependency if possible (it never has a goal to be cross-platform). > - server side: to provide curl data to snmp clients? > Not sure about server-side (from FAQ "cURL is the name of the project. The name is a play on 'Client for URLs') > I'm actively using snmp to monitor my internet service provider network, > so I'm pretty sure I will never install and use curl instead of > (net-snmp's snmp-get and snmp-walk or other integrated snmp client). > All admins are actively used SNMP in their monitoring suites. P.S. As a joke (don't take it seriously) I've replaced SNMP with FTP and rephrase your statement. "I'm pretty sure I will never install and use curl instead of (ncftp or other integrated ftp client)" > On the other hand, if you daemonize a curl server, and use it for > centralized download, it might be usefull to provide data about current > downloads and performance via snmp. So include a kind of snmp agent into > curld can be an usefull idea. > > Buci > --- > Unsubscribe: https://cool.haxx.se/list/listinfo/curl-library > Etiquette: https://curl.haxx.se/mail/etiquette.html -- Best Regards, Sergei Nikulov --- Unsubscribe: https://cool.haxx.se/list/listinfo/curl-library Etiquette: https://curl.haxx.se/mail/etiquette.html
Re: [poll comment] "SNMP request/reply support"
On 2019-08-19 12:34, Daniel Stenberg via curl-library wrote: Another suggestion from the poll. (SNMP is not currently supported by curl.) I'm not personally fluent in SNMP so I would need to do this together with someone who is and someone who has an existing use case that could drive it - so that it becomes a less theoretical and more practical exercise. I found that RFC 4088 defines the URL syntax but can we really view such SNMP requests and replies as "transfers" ? What kind of data does such a transfer return? Ideas? Thoughts? The first thing to decide with snmp support is: which side of the snmp protocoll you want to support? - client side: to gather information via snmp from devices supporting snmp? - server side: to provide curl data to snmp clients? I'm actively using snmp to monitor my internet service provider network, so I'm pretty sure I will never install and use curl instead of (net-snmp's snmp-get and snmp-walk or other integrated snmp client). On the other hand, if you daemonize a curl server, and use it for centralized download, it might be usefull to provide data about current downloads and performance via snmp. So include a kind of snmp agent into curld can be an usefull idea. Buci --- Unsubscribe: https://cool.haxx.se/list/listinfo/curl-library Etiquette: https://curl.haxx.se/mail/etiquette.html
