> can someone explain me, what EXACTLY means those values if I want to run
> cfgmaker under windows, please?
>
> --ifref=eth ... by Ethernet Number
> --ifref=descr ... by Interface Description
> --ifref=name ... by Interface Name
>
> because I try hard, spend many hours searching the Web, inside of my
> windows, but I still do not understand :-(
At a DOS command line, type 'netstat -r'
The 'Interface List' at the top will show the interface number (0x1, 0x2...)
followed by MAC address and Interface description.
These three items correspond to the information given about an interface by
SNMP. The number is 0,1,2.... sequentially. The description (rarely used) is
the pretty name shown in Windows for the interface. The Name is usually
something like 'eth0', 'eth1'... for Ethernet and 'lo0' for loopback, and so
on. I can't give you an example because we don't have any SNMP-enabled Windows
boxes here.
MRTG needs a unique way to refer to the interface. Usually, using IP address
is the best, but if you can't use that, maybe the interface name or description
will work. As a last resort, you can use the Ethernet number. The problem
with these methods is that the number and name can change if new interfaces are
added, and the description is user configurable and so can change rather
easily. However the Description is good for the ifdescr= option.
HTH
Steve
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