On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 23:24:28 +0530 (IST) Sundeep wrote: SS> 1) The ONLY purpose of the mibs, is to enable the subagent to inform SS> master agent about the objects that it can manage ?
Nope. MIBs are for translating between OIDs and object names, and providing additional information (like UNITS and the description). SS> 2) How do agents just by knowing the name/oid of the object retrieve the SS> value of an object from the system & from where are these values SS> retrieved; i mean what "entity" on the system keeps tab of the objects of SS> the mib? (Can someone explain using an object say "ipInReceives") The agent has a registration tree that keeps track of handlers for objects. When a query comes in, the handler is called to get the value. SS> 3)How does one know that the values of the objects are averaged or SS> instantanious ? The MIB might say how it should be done, but it will depend on the actual implemenation as to how it actually is done. -- Robert Story; NET-SNMP Junkie Support: <http://www.net-snmp.org/> <irc://irc.freenode.net/#net-snmp> Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=net-snmp-users> You are lost in a twisty maze of little standards, all different. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: InterSystems CACHE FREE OODBMS DOWNLOAD - A multidimensional database that combines robust object and relational technologies, making it a perfect match for Java, C++,COM, XML, ODBC and JDBC. www.intersystems.com/match8 _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users
