I also found this from cisco's web site "SNMP notifications can be sent as traps or inform requests"
So notification is either a trap or inform request sent by the router. Thanks for all ----- Original Message ----- From: "brett spunt" To: "'John Tafasi'" ; Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 10:51 PM Subject: RE: Difference between SNMP notifications and traps [7:62478] > I guess it depends on the context, but when configuring a Network Mgmt > Server, like Ciscoworks, insight manager, etc. a SNMP notification > refers to a SMTP email, or pager notification, etc. of a warning, or > critical situation that has occurred, with the NMS learning about it > through various methods, like SNMP polling, or SNMP trap receiving (the > end node sends a trap about an event that has occurred, like a link > down, power supply failure, etc) > Polling is done on a different UDP port, and is done by the NMS > actively, where a "trap" is generated by the end node to the NMS > (Network mgmt server) > > Hope that helps... > > Brett Spunt > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > John Tafasi > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 4:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Difference between SNMP notifications and traps [7:62478] > > What is the difference between an SNMP notification and an SNMP trap? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=63130&t=62478 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
