On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:50:50 +0200 Gemma wrote: GS> - I have read in the book "SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3 and RMON 1 and 2" that the GS> theoretical maximum size of a OCTECT STRING is 64 KB. I need to know GS> if this limit is kept by net-snmp or if it imposes another one.
It is the size limit of a UDP packet. GS> question about this matter, would be any problem is transmit a such a BIG GS> piece of information? What maximum size do you advise me? Very possibly, depending on the networks the packet has to traverse. 1492 should be a safe size that will avoid fragmentation on most networks. GS> - Other information I need, to perform the performance analysis of my GS> implementation, is the structure of the SNMP PDU generated by net-snmp. It GS> is, how is the structure of the SNMP-PDU that is sent through a TCP-PDU: GS> its fields and the size of those fields, how long is an oid, how long is GS> the type field for a variable, how is every type codified to be sent, the GS> size of control information, etc... I need to study how many bytes use GS> SNMP. Read the RFCs on the ASN/BER encoding. -- NOTE: messages sent directly to me, instead of the lists, will be deleted unless they are requests for paid consulting services. 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://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list Net-snmp-users@lists.sourceforge.net Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users