SNMP Versions

..::BFS::.. · Post by **..::BFS::..** » Wed May 11, 2005 3:44 pm

At the moment we are polling Windows boxes with SNMPV1 but I want to use SNMPV2 because of some new MIB's I want to use but I can't seem to figure out where to configure SNMPV2 for Windows.

It's been a while since I configured the SNMP/Cacti box that's why I'm asking this (probably) rather dumb question.

..::BFS::.. · Post by **..::BFS::..** » Wed May 11, 2005 3:45 pm

Sorry, wrong button (Quote - Edit

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BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » Wed May 11, 2005 4:07 pm

MS SNMP does not support SNMPv2. You'll need to use a third party program (like net-snmp).

..::BFS::.. · Post by **..::BFS::..** » Wed May 11, 2005 4:09 pm

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodte ... 3c690.mspx

Windows Server 2003 also supports SNMPv2c, which is defined in RFC 1901, “Introduction to Community-Based SNMPv2,” RFC 1905, “Protocol Operations for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2),” and RFC 1906, “Transport Mappings for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2).” SNMPv2c updates protocol operations by introducing the GetBulk request and authentication based on community names.

Or doesn't this mean what I think it does?

BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » Wed May 11, 2005 7:37 pm

I stand corrected.

I just tested my win2k3 server and it returned values for 2c also.

Post by **TheWitness** » Wed May 11, 2005 8:16 pm

Cacti 0.8.6d (if you use the new version of lib/snmp.php) combined with PHP 4.3.11 or 5.0.4 give you full support of SNMPv2 via the user interface and the cmd.php poller. Of course, cactid already supports SNMPv2.

TheWitness

..::BFS::.. · Post by **..::BFS::..** » Thu May 12, 2005 12:35 am

BSOD2600 wrote:I stand corrected.

I just tested my win2k3 server and it returned values for 2c also.

Did your server need some modifications in your SNMP service or did it run out of the box?

BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » Thu May 12, 2005 1:18 am

Umm, short of installing it, setting up a community, and allowing hosts. Nope.

bsod · Post by **bsod** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:42 am

Guys,

Found this thread and I think you'll have an answer for me ...

I'd like to use 64bits counter under Windows XP, because I now have a Gbps interface ... So I need SNMP v2c, right ? (Cacti is on another box, running Linux).

So, unless I switch to 2k3 (

) I should use net-snmp ?

Is it working fine under Windows ??

Thanks for your answers !

Post by **TheWitness** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:05 am

Windows 2000+ supports v2c. However, I don't think that there are no 64bit counters.

TheWitness

bsod · Post by **bsod** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:12 am

TheWitness, I did a few snmpwalk on XP and there is v2c, you're right, but no Counter64, you're right again (and I want v2c only because of Counter64).

bsod · Post by **bsod** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:51 am

Hi again,

I did try to install net-snmp under WinXP but I don't really like it (and I didn't manage to make it works ... I didn't spend the whole night trying).

How do you guys are monitoring Windows Gigabits interfaces ??

(I also tried SNMP-Informant but it doesn't bring Counter64 either).

Thanks !

BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:14 pm

I'm monitoring my Intel Pro 1000 CT NIC on WinXP with standard Micosoft SNMP and I haven't noticed any problems.

bsod · Post by **bsod** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:51 pm

Even with a lot of traffic ?

I can download upload around 200~250 Mbps (confirmed by netmeter) and cacti only shows 80 Mbps for the Windows interface (and 200~250 Mbps) on the Linux side (since I have Counter64).

BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:09 pm

No, I don't pass a lot of traffic. Being on a cable modem limits my P2P activities.

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