[Router/SNMP]

[John R. Southern]

Hi Gregory,

how about something like this:

http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

A while back when I was doing some work with SNMP, this was one of the sites
that was a helpful reference. I believe that NET-SNMP comes installed with
most distributions, so it'll be helpful for more than one reason.

And, if you're a Python user, then have a look at this one too:

http://pysnmp.sourceforge.net/

Hope this helps you out. Cheers....




.... John

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug at ss.org]On Behalf Of Gregory D
Hough
Sent: February 16, 2004 10:04 AM
To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
Subject: [TLUG]: [Router/SNMP]


Tlug,

Starting over from scratch is a daunting task for a Linux hobbyist. I
needed a quick fix so we could have two machines sharing a connection.
The fix is a hardware Firewall/Router (Linksys BEFSX41-CA). I chose
this model because it was available and inexpensive. The only problem I
had with the setup was the default MTU of 1492. An MTU of 1400 solved
the browser hiccups.

This model includes 4 ports. One port may be designated for DMZ. The
unit does provide some simple logging capabilities that can be stored
on a designated machine on the network. The problem is that the
LogViewing software provided on the manufactures disc is for Windows. I
can view the current logs with a browser but I'd like them to go to a
dedicated Linux machine for storage. However, the protocol it uses
(SNMPv1) to me, is anything BUT Simple.

I have done some initial googling for SNMP, enough to learn the current
version of this protocol is v3 and that I'll need a slew of new
software.

Is anyone out there familiar with snmp-trap/routers that could point me
to a well-written condensed tutorial? I need just enough info to store/
view the logs for now.

Thanks,
farmer6re9
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