John Neiberger wrote: > > >What is the difference between an SNMP notification and an > SNMP trap? > > I'd have to check later to verify this but I believe 'trap' is > the SNMP > version 1 term, while 'notification' is the SNMP v2 (or v3?) > term. I > don't recall what the technical differences are, but they are > essentially the same animal. >
That was essentially going to be my answer too. If you search on the word "notification" in SNMPv1 RFCs, you won't find it, but you will find lots of cases of "trap." If you search on "notification" in SNMPv2 RFCs, you find the term "trap notification." In SNMPv3 documents, the term "trap" no longer appears, but "notification" does. So, I think they mean the same thing. But I didn't read the v3 documents very carefully. They are hard to read, and in my opinion, no longer deserve the S in the acronym. :-) Also, as is always the case, we need to see terms in their context to explain them. So, "notification" could have some other meaning. The answer about it meaning an e-mail or pager notification is right too, but maybe on a different tangent, but we can't tell from the question if it's on the same tangent or not. Priscilla > > John > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=62520&t=62478 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
