> "JS" == Juergen Schoenwaelder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JS> a) your say IPv4 or MAC addresses in your managed domain are not
JS> unique (e.g. you are managing boxes behind NATs or you make
JS> creative use of assigning MAC addresses), or
JS> b) your managed devices pickup random addresses
> "DS" == Dave Shield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> When do we need to set engineID?
DS> I've no idea. Wes is the security expert, not me :-)
DS> In general, unless you *know* that you need to set the engineID
DS> explicitly, then you probably don't (and shouldn't bother).
Most of the tim
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 09:17:55AM +, Dave Shield wrote:
> > When do we need to set engineID?
>
> I've no idea. Wes is the security expert, not me :-)
RFC 3411 contains the definition of the SnmpEngineID textual
convention which explains the various formats. In a nutshell, an
SnmpEngineID v
On 31/01/07, redhouse101 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When do we need to set engineID?
I've no idea. Wes is the security expert, not me :-)
In general, unless you *know* that you need to set the engineID
explicitly, then you probably don't (and shouldn't bother).
>I
Thank you very much, Dave!
When do we need to set engineID? In man page, it states that we can set
"engineID STRING" in snmpd.conf. Which snmpd.conf, persistent one or regular
one?
RH
On 1/31/07, Dave Shield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
DS> The engine ID is normally set automatically when the ag
On 31/01/07, redhouse101 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In using SNMPv3, where should engineID set?
The engine ID is normally set automatically when the agent first
starts up. This is then saved (again automatically) in the persistent
snmpd.conf file.
> In my testing, I have not set any, it still
