RE: Changing IP address of net-snmp agent

> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of Brendan Simon
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:06 PM

> What is the typical way of dynamically changing the ip 
> address of an agent?

	There is none.

> I have a linux embedded system with a CLI interface to change the IP 
> address, and I want that change to immediately take affect in 
> the agent 
> (preferably without restarting the agent or sending HUPs, etc).

	It may be possible, but I doubt it.  I certainly doubt vthe code's ever been audited for this purpose.

	Why is the IP address being changed, anyway, if I may ask?  This is generally a "don't-do-that" kind of situation...

> I have a loaded module.  It could listen for a message from the CLI 
> application and then perform some net-snmp api to set/update 
> the ip address.
> Would any of the following be appropriate candidates?
>     like netsnmp_access_ipaddress_entry_set(...)
>     like netsnmp_access_ipaddress_entry_update(...)

	I'd recommend just setting the agent to listen on 0.0.0.0 and rebooting it after each address change, which shouldn't take long at all.


	HTH,

Mike

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