Well, let's put it this way. Our Auditors scream when they find "public" or "private" for snmp community strings.
So, that's a definite yes, you should change those strings right after you change the default password on the devices in question. ________________________________ From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Network monitoring with SNMP You guys don't use the default community strings with SNMP do you? These should be changed to something unique, correct? Joe Heaton AISA Employment Training Panel 1100 J Street, 4th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 327-5276 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~