From: Brown, C. <cha...@se...> - 2004-08-23 16:29:40
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All, I'm an SNMP novice looking to create a program that will host on linux and Solaris and can be configured/monitored using SNMP. There is so much information, it's tough to get a foothold, so I'm soliciting recommendations on where to start. I need a HOWTO on writing/building the shell of my program, a cheap, decent MIB editor/compiler, a cheap/decent SNMP console to talk to my program with, and a HOWTO on plugging it all together. What do you all recommend? Thanks. --CB |
From: Michael B. <ba...@us...> - 2004-08-23 18:49:58
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>>>>> "Charles" == Charles Brown <Brown> writes: Charles> All, Charles> I'm an SNMP novice looking to create a program that Charles> will host on linux Charles> and Solaris and can be configured/monitored using SNMP. Charles> There is so much information, it's tough to get a Charles> foothold, so I'm soliciting recommendations on where to Charles> start. I need a HOWTO on writing/building the shell of Charles> my program, a cheap, decent MIB editor/compiler, a Charles> cheap/decent SNMP console to talk to my program with, Charles> and a HOWTO on plugging it all together. What do you Charles> all recommend? Given your needs, I probably wouldn't use OpenSNMP. My first suggestion would be NetSNMP (also on sourceforge). Although, partly this suggestion is because NetSNMP is the SNMP package I am next most familiar with. It is more stable than OpenSNMP. The Solaris support is better (I don't think OpenSNMP has ever been compiled on Solaris or SUN) and the documentation is much better. It has a mib compiler, mib2c, but it only creates a template. You'd have to fill in the details (C code). http://www.netsnmp.org/ is a good place to start. Particularly the FAQ, Documentation and Mailing Lists links. Mike -- ba...@us... OpenSNMP/NetSNMP |