Lo and behold...lol --ifdesc=alias ... uses Interface Alias
-----Original Message----- From: Jay Hennigan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:48 PM To: Aaron Clasby Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [mrtg] Re: mrtg frustrations Aaron Clasby wrote: > ### Interface 1 >> Descr: '' | Name: '' | Ip: '' | Eth: '' ### > ### The following interface is commented out because: > ### * --ifref=descr is not unique for this interface > > There is not a line in the snmpwalk for ifref. There is an ifAlias > which is where the descriptions are placed for the ports though. Even > if I unremark those, will that be a possible reason on why it still wont > poll the data? You need to change or add the option when you run cfgmaker. Even if you uncomment them it won't work because the description is blank so MRTG won't be able to sort out what goes where. Read the friendly manual here: http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/mrtg/cfgmaker.html Notice the first series of choices under OPTIONS? Try "cfgmaker --ifref=nr" (For cisco devices set this persistent in the cisco config or you may get strange results after a reboot), or try "cfgmaker --ifref=name", this may also work. Alternatively, go into the switch configuration and add a (different for each interface) description to every interface you want to monitor. This doesn't scale well, best to find an ifref that is unique by default. -- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Administration - [EMAIL PROTECTED] NetLojix Communications, Inc. - http://www.netlojix.com/ WestNet: Connecting you to the planet. 805 884-6323 DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Cicada Companies. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Cicada Companies accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://lists.ee.ethz.ch/lsg2.cgi
