Re: Responding to GETNEXT...

Thanks, Dave,
     By "first instance", do you mean the first leaf node?

What do I return for a request for the last instance, nothing?

Ken....

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Shield" <[email protected]>
To: "Ken Adey" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: Responding to GETNEXT...


> On 27/07/07, Ken Adey <[email protected]> wrote:
>>     I have a pass-thru script that responds correctly for specific OIDs 
>> in
>> my MIB (ie. using snmpget). What I don't know how to do, is how should my
>> script respond to GETNEXT commands (ie. from snmpwalk) for OIDs that 
>> aren't
>> data OIDs (eg. my root OID)?
>
> You should return the OID and value for the next valid instance.
>
> For example, if you receive a GETNEXT request for your root OID,
> then you should return the OID and value for the first instance.
>
> If you receive a GETNEXT request for this first instance OID,
> then you should return the OID and value for the second instance.
> (Similarly for any OID lying between the first and second instances).
>
> If you receive a GETNEXT request for the second instance OID
> (or those immediately following), then you should return the OID
> and value for the third instance.   And so on.
>
> Dave
>
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