Robert Story wrote: > It probably wouldn't be too hard to add a config option to assume that an > interface of the same name is always the same, even if the kernel ifIndex > changes. But I'd not want it to be the default. It would also mean that other > apps that use/report the ifIndex would report the newer ifIndex, which > wouldn't show up in a snmpwalk of the ifTable.
This problems comes up every so often on IRC and MRTG-like forums, so it deserves further attention. There's a submitted patch for doing it by default: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1513191&group_id=12694&atid=312694 However, I agree it should rather be a config option instead. Are there any runtime Linux kernel tunables that affect how [transient] interfaces are reported? BTW, please note that Cisco offers a config option for "ifIndex persistence" like this: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps368/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008020b28c.html (This is not exactly the same issue, I know, but may be interesting to some in this context anyway.) +Thomas -- Thomas Anders (thomas.anders at blue-cable.de) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list Net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders
