RE: Installer enables agent though I tried to disable agent (5.2.1.2-1.win32)

You are correct.  Totally a user error on my part.  Thanks for the quick reply back!

Alan
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Burger [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:41 AM
To: Alan Carwile
Cc: net-snmp-users
Subject: Re: Installer enables agent though I tried to disable agent
(5.2.1.2-1.win32)


> When executing the installer for 5.2.1.2-1, I unchecked the 2nd and 3rd
> options intending to disable installation (or at least starting) of the
> snmp agent and the trap receiver.  However, the agent and trap receiver
> were installed and started anyway.  Is this intentional, or did I
> misunderstand what those options are supposed to do.
>
> This is the installer I used:
> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/net-snmp/net-snmp-5.2.1.2-1.win32.exe?download

I just did an install of 5.2.1.2-1 and it worked as expected.  I only
selected options 1 and 4.  It did not install snmpd.exe or snmptrapd.exe
to the bin folder, and it did not create the Start menu items to register
and unregister the services.

> I installed to a non-default location (D:\Omneon\usr), left options 1 and
> 4 checked, but unchecked 2 and 3. Got a new window (for PATH updates). An
> snmpwalk against my system found the normal net-snmp supported mib
> instances, though I am normally not running an SNMP agent of any kind.  In
> case it matters, I have cygwin installed on this system also.

Are you sure you are not walking against the Microsoft SNMP agent?  Try this:

  snmpget -v 1 -c public localhost sysDescr.0

The Microsoft agent will respond in a format similar to:

 Hardware: x86 Family 15 Model 12 Stepping 0 AT/AT COMPATIBLE - Software:
  Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195 Uniprocessor Free)

The Net-SNMP agent would normally respond in a format similar to:

 Windows hostname 5.0.2195 Service Pack 4 2000 Server x86 Family 15 Model 12
  Stepping 0

Check the task list.  If you see snmpd.exe then Net-SNMP's agent is
running.  If you see snmp.exe, then Microsoft's agent is running.

Alex




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