Net-SNMP 5.3.1 released

I'm happy to announce the release of version 5.3.1 for Net-SNMP.
There are a few important comments about this release:

  - The NEWS file contained in the tar ball is incomplete (my fault).
    The NEWS snippit below, however, more accurately reflects the changes.

  - Starting with this release, we're also releasing the perl modules
    to CPAN as well.  The perl modules are already available there as
    of today and the SNMP module even contains a few patches over what
    is available in the normal tar ball.  We've had many issues in the
    past with people trying to use incompatible Net-SNMP versions with
    the CPAN perl modules, so the Makefile will now check for version
    compatibility (and let you know what you options are if they're
    incompatible).

The NET-SNMP Development Team

Contents of this announcement
-----------------------------
  - What has Changed recently?
  - Where can I get it?
  - Are there binaries available?
  - What operating systems does it run on?
  - Which versions of the SNMP protocol are supported in this package?
  - I've found a bug or have a suggestion, how do I tell you about it?
  - What's the difference between UCD-SNMP and Net-SNMP?

What has Changed recently?
-------------------------------------------

  The NEWS file snippits from these releases are as follows:

  *5.3.1*

    snmpd:
      - Build fixes, e.g. for latest gcc
      - Return no access instead of not writable on VACM denials
      - Prevent endless loop in table_iterator
      - extend: recognize failed/duplicate registrations
      - Various robustness fixes for some mib implementations
      - A few memory leak fixes
      - Other misc bug fixes.

    snmptrapd:
      - Fixed support for snmptrapd embedded perl on x86_64
      - Other misc bug fixes.

    library:
      - Make SNMPv3 traps work again (user creation; official patch 1374087)
      - Fixes typing issues problem with MIB definitions that use
        intermediate sub-identifiers
      - Fix snmptranslate -Td output for UNITS
      - Fix IP address encoding issues on 64Bit architectures
      - snmp alarm callbacks can be scheduled for ASAP

    snmpusm:
      - Usage of localized keys instead of passphrases with -Ck
      - New option -CE to specify usmUserEngineID (necessary to manage
        snmptrapd's usmUserTable)
      - performance improvement when changing localized keys

    snmpnetstat:
      - Skip missing entries
      - Don't choke on SNMPv2 PDU exceptions

    snmpstatus:
      - Don't choke on SNMPv2 PDU exceptions

    mib2c:
      - Misc bug fixes in some of the output styles

    Perl:
      - New perl version numbering to meet CPAN criteria
      - Check the perl module version number against the net-snmp version
      - Fixes for 64bit issues
      - Misc other fixes
      - The detected perl binary is reported via net-snmp-config

    MIBs:
      - Updated DISMAN-NSLOOKUP-MIB.txt, DISMAN-PING-MIB.txt,
        DISMAN-TRACEROUTE-MIB.txt, and the IANAifType-MIB

   Ports:
     Linux:
        - Fix compilation with ethtool
        - Fix Linux CPU counters on SMP machines
     HP-UX, Mac OS X, OpenBSD, and Windows:
        - Misc build fixes
     
   Misc:
     - DESTDIR install path supported
     - A number of improvements to the testing suite, including new tests
     - Many miscellaneous bug fixes

Where can I get it?
------------------

  Download:
    - http://www.net-snmp.org/download/
    - ftp://ftp.net-snmp.org/pub/sourceforge/net-snmp/
  Web page:
    - http://www.net-snmp.org/
  Sourceforge Project page:
    - http://www.net-snmp.org/project/
  Mirrors (note that sourceforge download servers are mirrored themselves):
    - US:          ftp://ftp.freesnmp.com/mirrors/net-snmp/
    - Bulgaria:    http://rtfm.uni-svishtov.bg/net-snmp/    (appears to be out of date)
    - Germany:     ftp://ftp.mpg.goe.ni.schule.de/pub/internet/net-snmp/  (unknown host)
    - Greece:      ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/net/snmp/net-snmp/


Are there binaries available?
----------------------------

  - Binaries do appear on our download site, but often are published a
    bit later than the normal source code.  Most of the binaries that
    are available have been linked with the OpenSSL package so you'll
    need a copy of it installed in order to use them.  If you don't
    have OpenSSL installed and don't want it installed, please get the
    net-snmp source release instead and built it yourself (but you'll
    loose support for SNMPv3 with SHA1 authentication and both DES and
    AES encryption).

What operating systems does it run on?
-------------------------------------

  Both the applications and the agent have been reported as running
  (at least in part) on the following operating systems:

	* Linux (kernels 2.6 to 1.3)
	* Solaris/SPARC (11 to 2.3), Solaris/Intel (10, 9) -- see 
	  README.solaris
	* HP-UX (10.20 to 9.01 and 11.11 to 11.0 -- see README.hpux11)
	* Mac OS X (10.4 to 10.1) -- see README.osX
	* NetBSD (2.0 to 1.0)
	* FreeBSD (5.3 to 2.2)
	* OpenBSD (3.7, 2.8, 2.6)
	* BSDi (4.0.1 to 2.1)
	* AIX (5.2, 5.1, 4.1.5, 3.2.5) -- see README.aix
	* IRIX (6.5 to 5.1)
	* OSF (4.0, 3.2 and Tru64 Unix 5.1B -- see README.tru64)
	* SunOS 4 (4.1.4 to 4.1.2)
	* Ultrix (4.5 to 4.2)
	* Dynix/PTX 4.4
	* QNX 6.2.1A
        * Windows (see the FAQ)

  See our FAQ at http://www.Net-SNMP.org/FAQ.html for more details on
  portability of the Net-SNMP package.

Which versions of the SNMP protocol are supported in this package?
-----------------------------------------------------------------

  SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and SNMPv3 (including user-based and kerberos-based support) 

I've found a bug or have a suggestion, how do I tell you about it?
-----------------------------------------------------------------

  Please submit the bug to our bug-tracking system at:

    http://www.net-snmp.org/bugs/

  Please submit patches (for features or bugs) to our patch-tracking
  system.  (You don't need to submit a big report as well, just a patch)

    http://www.net-snmp.org/patches/

What's the difference between UCD-SNMP and Net-SNMP?
---------------------------------------------------

  Not a great deal, really.
  Although the project originally started at UC Davis (hence the name),
  and it has always been based there, most of the contributors have had
  little or no connection with this institution.

    The move to SourceForge was intended to provide a more flexible
  environment for the project, and to distribute the administrative
  workload more evenly.  The change of name simply reflects this move,
  which was the last remaining link with UC Davis.

    The 4.2.x line is the last release line that uses the ucd-snmp name,
  and all releases under this banner will be bug-fixes only.  Release
  5.0 is the first version using the net-snmp name, and all new features
  and significant development will be released under this name.
    (Though the dividing line between a bug-fix and a new feature is
  something of a vague one, so some changes in the 4.2.x line may be
  relatively non-trivial!)
 
-- 
"In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap,
 and much more difficult to find."  -- Terry Pratchett

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security?
Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier
Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo
http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642