Re: Net SNMP Agent

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2010/1/7 Dave Shield <[email protected]>:
> 2010/1/7 Ashish vashishtha <[email protected]>:
>> (a) How SNMP get and get next requests will come to MIB module code ?
>
> That's the role of the main SNMP agent.
> Most of the code directly within the 'agent' directory
> is concerned will taking an incoming request, and
> passing the various varbinds off to the relevant
> MIB module(s).
>
>
>
>> (b) if i would like to include the MIB code in the P1 process itself than
>> without using AgentX is it possible to receive SNMP get and getnext
>> requests?
>
> You are basically talking about embedding an SNMP server within
> your application.  Including all of the overheads relating to access
> control, agent internals, and any other MIBs that you need to
> support.   That's a lot of processing.
>
> A better approach would be to use a simplified version of SNMP
> within your application, and handle the rest of this processing
> elsewhere.
>
> That's exactly the role of AgentX.   It was specifically designed
> to address this precise problem.    I suggest you use it.
>
> Dave
>

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