On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:13:50 -0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WC> I have been looking at the files in WC> WC> ./agent/mibgroup/if-mib/data_access WC> WC> and noted the content of the files WC> WC> interface_ioctl.c and interface_linux.c WC> WC> I take it that these are complementary files, that they provide equivalent WC> mechanisms versus different operating systems in order to gain information WC> on the various interface hardware extant upon some host computing WC> environment.
WC> What concerns me now is the selection of interface mechanism in light of WC> the hosting operating system for any Net-SNMP installation. I take it that WC> at some point higher in the call tree, a choice is made between the means WC> provided within the above mentioned files, that choice based upon the WC> hosting operating system, so that the various extant interfaces on the host WC> computer can be perused. WC> WC> Is this correct? Close. I've written up some quickie documentation: http://www.freesnmp.com/net-snmp/faqs/index.html#data-access And yes, it should make its way into the main documentation, eventually. -- 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. ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ 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
