> I have extended the net-snmp agent with my own module. It contains scalars,
> including one which is of type ASN_OBJECT_ID. In my handler function, when
> this scalar is set, the only value I see is the OID for the object, not the
> name. This is the case even when the object is specified by name in the
> snmpset call.
Correct.
The SNMP protocol works with numeric OIDs throughout.
The names are only a convenience for the (human) manager.
Converting between numeric OID and textual labels tends to
be done at the "edges" of the management system. Internally,
everything works with numbers.
> Is there a function I can call to get the name given the OID?
snprint_objid()
> Once I have the name, is there a function I can call to get the OID?
snmp_parse_oid()
> If no function exists to do this in a tidy way,
> is there any other way to do it?
Oh ye of little faith....
Dave
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