Re: Clarification required

Hi Sam,

My comments inline..

"Sam K. Sankoorikal" wrote:
> 
> Rajiv,
> 
>         My query continues below:
> 
> Rajiv Raghunarayan wrote:
> 
> >Hi Sam,
> >
> >The natConfAddrMapTable only represents the NAT configuration. The entry
> >
> If the natConfAddrMapTable only represents the existing configuration,

In addition to representing existing configuration (or configuration
done via a non-SNMP mechanism), the natConfAddrMapTable can also
be used to configure a NAT mapping. Section 4.3 of the draft,
"Configuration via the MIB", gives more details regarding this.


> doesn't this mean that the entire table will be a read-only table. (i.e)
> there would not be the possibility for a row to be added or deleted. But
> this seems difficult to follow. Can you please describe how a typical
> mapping would be added statically and the result on the different
> configuration table. Should not the configuration tables be used for
> configuring NAT.
> 
> Here is a scenario I could describe:
> 
> This table can be used to create a range of Addrmap by specifying the
> bare minimum information required; viz the Range of Local, Global,
> Ports, Protocol. following these inputs the static mappings over the
> range could be created.

Yep. This is precisely the reason why this table has read-create
access.

-Rajiv.

> 
> >
> >in the Bind tables is created either 'statically' or 'dynamically', and
> >this property is represented by natConfMapEntryType.
> >
> >Hope this clarifies.
> >
> >-Rajiv.
> >
> >On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Sam K. Sankoorikal wrote:
> >
> >>Hi Rajiv,
> >>
> >>        There is a clarification in the NAT-MIB which I need. Should not
> >>the natConfMapEntryType be read-only? If the row of  natConfAddrMapTable
> >>is created by SNMP then the row is Static; however if the row is created
> >>by the NAT protocol dynamically then the entry is dynamic. It is not
> >>possible to set the value to dynamic and create the entry. Please let me
> >>know your opinion.
> >>
> >>Thanks and Regards,
> >>Sam.
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