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How to send SNMP trap from CheckPoint?

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        I'm running Checkpoint Firewall Clustering with StoneBeat Cluster software. Firewall version is NG FP2, I implement HP OpenView and need to receive SNMP trap from CheckPoints. I then configure by going through "Policy" => "Global Properties" => "Log and Alert" => "Alert Commands" and entering the command "internal_snmp_trap A.B.C.D" in "Run SNMP trap alert script". But I get nothing. What's wrong ?
        Does anyone face this problem before ?
        I'm so sure that there is nothing sending from CheckPoint when I tried to trigger this SNMP trap script. The reason I'm so sure, since I execute "snoop" command on my CheckPoint Firewall ( UNIX ).
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I observed from CheckPoint document, there're many ways to alert the administrator either by mail or snmp.

Referring from Document in terms of Mail Alert, it said, to alert through mail, the internal command will be used by "internal_send_mail" command.
I tested using this command, but it doesn't work. Then I changed to "internal_sendmail" instead, and it works.

Is anything wrong with CheckPoint FP2 document?

Anyway, I can't find "internal_snmp_trap" work at all. Why not?

Looking up from CheckPoint SecureKnowledge, there's nothing come up for help troubleshooting this issue at all.
Again, depends on the platform.  For NT, you need to use %FWDIR%\bin\sendmail, to Nokia, you need to use 'ipso sendmail'... ??
Same applies to snmp !
What platform do you use ?
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I'm running on Solaris 5.8.

The matter I suspect is that it's capable of enable mail alert with CheckPoint internal command as "internal_sendmail" as described in CheckPoint manual. (Originally from the manual indication it's "internal_send_mail" that I've tested and it didn't really work)

But it doesn't work with "internal_snmp_trap" command. That's thing I'm so confused.
Do you still need help with this ?  I've some Solaris manuals I can look at if you want ?
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Hi, I would really appreciate if you can provide me a useful document.

Thanks so much in advances.
Is there a rule on the firewall allowing SNMP from the firewall to your OpenView servers ?

Have you tried the snmp_trap command ?
Is this now resolved ?