SNMPTEST(1)SNMPTEST(1)NAMEsnmptest - communicates with a network entity using SNMP
Requests
SYNOPSISsnmptest-v 1 hostname community
snmptest [-v 2] hostname noAuth
DESCRIPTION
Snmptest is a flexible SNMP application that can monitor
and manage information on a network entity.
The hostname specification may be either a host name or an
internet address specified in "dot notation".
The version 1 and version 2c community specifies the com
munity name for the transaction with the remote system.
After invoking the program, a command line interpreter
proceeds to accept commands. It will prompt with:
Please enter the variable name:
At this point you can enter one or more variable names,
one per line. A blank line is a command to send a request
for each of the variables (in a single packet) to the
remote entity. Each variable name is given in the format
specified in variables(5). For example
snmptest zeus zeusMS zeusAgent
Variable: system.sysdescr.0
Variable:
Will return some information about the request and reply
packets, as well as the information:
system.sysDescr.0 = "Unix 4.3BSD"
Upon startup, the program defaults to sending a GET
Request packet. This can be changed to a GET NEXT Request
or a SET Request by typing the commands "$N" or "$S"
respectively. Typing "$G" will go back to the GET Request
mode.
The command "$D" will toggle the dumping of each sent and
received packet.
The command "$QP" will toggle a quicker, less verbose out
put form.
When in the "SET Request" mode, more information is
requested by the prompt for each variable. The prompt:
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Please enter variable type [i|s|x|d|n|o|t|a]:
requests the type of the variable be entered. Type "i"
for an integer, "s" for an octet string in ASCII, "x" for
an octet string as hex bytes separated by whitespace, "d"
for an octet string as decimal bytes separated by whites
pace, , "a" for an ip address in dotted IP notation, and
"o" for an object identifier.
At this point a value will be prompted for:
Please enter new value:
If this is an integer value, just type the integer (in
decimal). If it is a string, type in white-space sepa
rated decimal numbers, one per byte of the string. Again
type a blank line at the prompt for the variable name to
send the packet.
At the variable name line, typing "$Q" will quit the pro
gram.
Adding a "-d" to the argument list will cause the applica
tion to dump input and output packets.
Adding a "-q" to the argument list will cause the applica
tion to use a quicker, less verbose output form.
SEE ALSOvariables(5), RFC 1155, RFC1156, RFC1157, SNMP Security
Internet Drafts
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