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Need help setting up SNMP service
Hi experts!
Well, I am a Linux newbie and my not-so-nice professor asked me to install SNMP in a network.
This project consists in 2 or 3 vLan's, and we will have to install several services. I only have to install SNMP, but I don't even know what distro is easier to install SNMP. So, basically what I need is help from choosing the corect linux distro (I can install the distro I want. Also, there is one machine with Solaris installed) to completely configuring the SNMP service. As you can see, It is a bit tedious, but as there doesn't seem to be a SMTP step-by-step tutorial this is the only way to get help!
Help very much appreciated!!!
Well, I am a Linux newbie and my not-so-nice professor asked me to install SNMP in a network.
This project consists in 2 or 3 vLan's, and we will have to install several services. I only have to install SNMP, but I don't even know what distro is easier to install SNMP. So, basically what I need is help from choosing the corect linux distro (I can install the distro I want. Also, there is one machine with Solaris installed) to completely configuring the SNMP service. As you can see, It is a bit tedious, but as there doesn't seem to be a SMTP step-by-step tutorial this is the only way to get help!
Help very much appreciated!!!
Any distro will do. They all carry the snmpd (usually the usc one).
ASKER
I really need a bit more information than that. (what is "the usc one"?)
Actually many linux distro already have the snmp service included, the only thing you have to do is activate it.
you can check your linux box using ps -aux to see the snmpd service start or not, if not started, you can activate it by "/etc/rc.d/init.d/snmpd start".
if you need to start the service auto, you can use "ntsysv" to get into the system service to select the snmpd to start at boot/reboot.
you can check your linux box using ps -aux to see the snmpd service start or not, if not started, you can activate it by "/etc/rc.d/init.d/snmpd start".
if you need to start the service auto, you can use "ntsysv" to get into the system service to select the snmpd to start at boot/reboot.
the "usc one" is a typo :-) It's the UCD (University of C Davis) snmpd server.
It's now an opensource project :
http://www.net-snmp.org/
It's now an opensource project :
http://www.net-snmp.org/
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paullamhkg:
I'll check this as soon as possible. Can you tell me if I need to install SNMP on all the computers (they're not that many) that connect to my network? What I think is that on one computer I have to install something like a "manager" and on the othr computers I have to install "Adents". Am I correct?
Thanx!
I'll check this as soon as possible. Can you tell me if I need to install SNMP on all the computers (they're not that many) that connect to my network? What I think is that on one computer I have to install something like a "manager" and on the othr computers I have to install "Adents". Am I correct?
Thanx!
yes you are right, start the snmp service and using one of the linux box to collect the info, have a check this also http://www.slac.stanford.edu/xorg/nmtf/nmtf-tools.html, which have lots of software can help like the snmp explore hope this can help more :)
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paullamhkg:
Great site, but all the programs are for Windows. Do you knoe if they have a linux section???
Thanks
Great site, but all the programs are for Windows. Do you knoe if they have a linux section???
Thanks
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OK....thanks paullamhkg, the site you recommended did helpm a lot. Also I found this page
http://www.net-snmp.org/man/
with loads of documentations.....and everything worked great!
Thanks!!
http://www.net-snmp.org/man/
with loads of documentations.....and everything worked great!
Thanks!!