Re: Tutorial

Maybe I should send his boss a resume :-)  I think cricket is great tool 
-- I've even integrated it into my big brother systems.

Andrew Davis wrote:
> And of course, it's quite possible that the reason you think its "the 
> most awful peace of software I have ever seen" is because you're either 
> ignorant or unlearned, as evidenced by your request for a copy and 
> paste, substitute IP's solution. Perhaps, instead of bashing a very 
> useful tool to a mailing list about the tool itself, you should take the 
> time to read the README files, etc and do good google searches and post 
> meaningful questions to the list. And perhaps next time you should be a 
> little bit smarter and instead of lying to your boss about your skills, 
> you should just be honest and say "I don't really know that much about 
> routers, networking, and how to read manuals" and let him know he's 
> going to have to wait for your learning curve to catch up. Or, he could 
> just cut his losses and fire your lazy arse and ask one of us that 
> actually understand networking and SNMP and RRD, etc to do it for him as 
> an outside consultant.
> 
> To re-quote you:
> 
> "Sorry for the mood, but writing calmly is difficult when having to 
> reply to meaningless crap and accusations from an ignoramus"
> 
> And BTW, its "piece", not "peace". Perhaps you should finish your GED 
> before you try get started on configuring Cricket... and definitely 
> before you spend more time bashing it. You should focus your bashing on 
> your own lack of skills, knowledge, and expertise... not on a program 
> you simply don't understand.
> 
> Ed Ravin wrote:
>> On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 03:43:45PM +0100, Bernhard Guenther wrote:
>>   
>>> cricket is the most awful peace of software I have ever seen. I would
>>> not use it in 1000.000 years.
>>>     
>> Please report back to us after the million years have passed and
>> let us know if you still feel that way.
>>
>>   
>>> But my boss wants it and I have to configure it. Yessss.
>>>
>>> And need help, desperately.
>>>     
>>   
>>> Could someone please mail me a working config tree where I just
>>> subsitute the IP Address of his Router by Mine????
>>> And it does not matter what kind of Router, I have understood how
>>> to change the type of the target (e.g. a cisco 7200) but just not
>>> how to specify one.
>>>     
>> For a Cisco router, your best bet is to use genRtrConfig to query
>> your router and generate a config file.  I forget if genRtrConfig
>> is included in the latest Cricket (look under the util/ directory),
>> if not, you'll need to download it from:
>>
>>    http://www.acktomic.com/cricket/cricket-genRtrConfig.htm
>>
>> Once you've produced a config file for the router, you'll need
>> to create a subdirectory in your Cricket config tree for your
>> routers, copy in the correct Defaults file (supplied with genRtrConfig),
>> then create a new subdirectory for each router with the generated
>> config file in it.
>>
>> If you're monitoring hosts, try systemPerfConf.pl in the cricket/util
>> directory - similar setup instructions (subdirectories, Defaults file,
>> etc.).
>>
>> Once you've built a config tree, you'll need to compile it.  The Cricket
>> docs should be able to walk you through the process.
>>
>>   
>>> Sorry for the mood, but writing calmly is difficult with a heartbeat
>>> about 230 bpm.
>>>     
>> That's OK, the Cricket help desk will solve all your problems, including
>> your paranoid schizophrenic delusions.  We can also recommend a few
>> tranquilizers, looks like you're going to need them.
>>
>> PS: to avoid reading about the horse-flutzing game of Cricket when
>> Googling, try using the search terms "cricket" and "router".
>>
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