Re: SNMP Informs sent from snmpd do not work if firewall is enabled on the machine
Dattaram Porob <[email protected]>
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Good suggestion, but then our application supports dynamic addition of trap receivers. So, we would have to modfy iptables rules also dynamically; which does not sound like a good idea to me :( On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Dave Shield <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6 June 2011 11:48, Dattaram Porob <[email protected]> wrote: >> "iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT" is >> already present in the firewall configuration but still it does not >> work :( > > Sorry - I'm not thinking straight. > SNMP traffic is typically UDP-based, rather than TCP, > so no, that wouldn't help. > > >> Any other suggestions? > > Try adding an entry to accept traffic from port 162 on the trap > receiver. Something like > > -A INPUT -p udp --sport 162 -s {IP} -j ACCEPT > > where {IP} is the IP address of the receiving host. > > Dave > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 _______________________________________________ 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