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Hello people,

 

I have some problems with met net-snmp program

the version i use is 5.2.1.2.

 

The following accors, i made a snmpd.conf and put it in de right

directory, example : /usr/share/snmp/snmpd.conf

 

if i start snmpd on the following #snmpd /usr/share/snmpd.conf

then i get nothing strange in the snmpd.log but when i go back to

the directory where snmpd.conf is then the file is renamed as a

socket file into snmpd.conf= but the daemon is running.

 

so if i start a snmpwalk on the following maner:

 

root@slacky:/# snmpwalk -v 1 -c public localhost

Timeout: No Response from localhost

 

I also turned a snmp daemon on in my thomson speedtouch 510 modem, and this works perfect if i put the same command as above and change localhost into the ip of my modem then i`ll get the information that i want and put it with a crontab into mrtg, and this works fine.

 

So what i want to know is: why do i have problems??? I have read the man page over and over again but i can come out of it.

 

does anyone have a manual with steps that i can use???

 

Thanks a lot.

 

A.R.Winters

Lets confirm some stuff first..

 

Here you say:

Quote:directory, example : /usr/share/snmp/snmpd.conf

Then you say:

Quote:if i start snmpd on the following #snmpd /usr/share/snmpd.conf

 

Which is different.. is this just a typo.. or are you not using the correct conf. Also the default directory for configs is /etc .. not /usr/share. Also I don't think this is the correct way to start snmpd.. you should use the initscripts, thats what they are therefore.

 

Quote:then i get nothing strange in the snmpd.log

Nothing strange? do you get anything at all? 

Quote:but when i go back to the directory where snmpd.conf is then the file is renamed as asocket file into snmpd.conf= but the daemon is running.

 

yeah, see the above, I don't think it started by a correct commandline.. i think it should be:

 







 

but like I said, the initscript is the better way

Hi all,

 

The problem is solved,

 

i started snmpd like this "snmpd /path/to/snmpd.conf"

but i must started like this

"snmpd -c /path/to/snmpd.conf" and now it works.

 

 

 

Thank you for the fast respond.

 

Greetzz A.R.Winters