Thanks Eric - that document for dummies is really helpful. The Getif apps is useful too.
Thanks once again Biju -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Brander Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 10:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [mrtg] Re: snmp installations problems Biju Ramachandran wrote: > I am new to this snmp stuff - could you please let me know if there is any > default OID that I can use > > Thanks > > Biju For what? Think of MIBs like a DNS or really more like a HOSTS file. All it does is translate words to an OID (coupled with some descriptive text if you're lucky). In order to use a MIB your SNMP software must be made aware that the MIB exists. You can do this with SNMPWalk and SNMPGet but I much prefer to use GETIF. Link to GETIF: http://www.wtcs.org/snmp4tpc/getif.htm Once GETIF is installed, take the MIBs you want to use and put them in the \program files\getif x.x.x\mibs folder. Then delete the .index file. Then when you run GETIF it will rebuild the .index based on the MIBs in that folder. It will then use the MIBS there to try and describe what you are looking at when you navigate the SNMP tree using MBrowser. Once you find the OID you want to use, then you can easily add that to the MRTG config and forget all about the MIB, the name, and all that crapola. If you really want to get serious about SNMP and understanding it, MIBs and what it all means, start with this document: http://www.netcom-sys.com/documents/snmp4dum.doc Plus HUNDREDS of other useful links can be found with a google search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=SNMP+tutorial&btnG=Search I hope this has been useful. Eric Brander -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi
