From: sabrina pittarel (sabri_esame@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Aug 14 2006 - 14:51:45 ART
Correction:
The SNMP debug command is:
debug snmp packet
not
debug *ip* snmp packet
Sorry for that
Sabrina
--- sabrina pittarel <sabri_esame@yahoo.com> wrote:
> If you only want to generate traps (and you don't
> want
> you router to reply to SNMP GET requests) then the
> snmp-server host command is enough, but remember to
> enable traps as well.
>
> Just try it out.
>
> Ex. Enable OSPF traps:
>
> snmp-server enable traps ospf
> snmp-server host <host address> <community string>
> ospf
>
> deb ip snmp packet
>
> Note that for <host address> you can take whatever
> address you want, the SNMP process is not going to
> check if the address is reachable while generating
> the
> trap
>
> Sabrina
>
> --- Radoslav Vasilev <deckland@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Group,
> >
> > Simple question regarding the Cisco's recommended
> > way snmp traps should be
> > configured.
> > From the ``snmp-server host`` command reference,
> > particularly the community
> > option description:
> >
> > <docd>
> > The password-like community string sent with the
> > notification operation.
> > Though you can set this string with the
> *snmp-server
> > host* command by
> > itself, Cisco recommends that you define this
> string
> > with the *snmp-server
> > community* command before you issue the
> *snmp-server
> > host* command.
> >
> > </docd>
> >
> > Basically, as an example:
> >
> > snmp-server community blabla 10
> > snmp-server host 1.1.1.1 blabla
> > access-list 10 deny any
> >
> > I'm sure you've seen that way of configuring, so
> > basically while satisfying
> > the cisco recommendation of explicitly configuring
> > the community with
> > `snmp-server community`` command, they make sure
> > nobody is capable of
> > polling the device with the same string (lab
> > requirenments reasons).
> >
> > My question: why do we need to additionally use
> the
> > snmp-server community
> > for the trap community string?
> > If the requirenment is to create a "trap-only"
> > community, shouldn't that be
> > enough:
> >
> > snm-server host 1.1.1.1 blabla ...
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
> > Rado
> >
> >
>
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