Re: trap listener
th exterit <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.network.net-snmp.user |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Nevermind, I am being an idiot. I don't need to use libpcap since traps are being broadcast. On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:40 PM, th exterit <[email protected]> wrote: > After a little digging, it seems as though I need to look at snmp_read() > which calls snmp_parse(). snmp_parse() is a static function so can't call > it directly, and it looks like it passes the parsed pdu to a call back > function. I have no need for snmp_read() since I already have the packets > handed to me from libpcap. Is there an alternative that I have missed? > > Note, I am not writing a daemon to accept traps, I am 'sniffing' traps from > a local LAN. > > Thanks for any help. > > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:52 AM, th exterit <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> I am currently writing a trap listener. Basically traps are being sent to >> 255.255.255.255 on port 162 and I am 'sniffing' the traps using libpcap >> which was simple enough. But now I have raw snmp trap packets and I do not >> fancy learning how to parse these myself. Are there a set of simple >> functions I can use to extract information from the variable bindings? I >> have had a look at the tutorial section on the web site but can't see >> anything specific for what I need. >> >> Thanks, >> T >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list [email protected] Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users