[SNMP4J] Unknown Engine ID from TestAgent (using MIB Exploxer)

[Frank Fock]

Hi Mark,

Please make sure that agent and MIB Explorer
use different engine IDs. You can change
the engine ID of MIB Explorer in the settings
dialog.

Best regards,
Frank

Mark Clements wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>  
> 
> I'm a relative newbie at this! I keep getting the response "Unknown
> Engine ID" within my TestAgent when receiving requests from MIB
> Explorer, and for the life of me I don't know why!
> 
>  
> 
> The relevant items (I think) within my agent based upon the defined USM
> User "LMCTEST" are:
> 
>  
> 
> vacm.addGroup(SecurityModel.SECURITY_MODEL_USM,
> 
>             new OctetString("LMCTEST"),
> 
>             new OctetString("v3group"),
> 
>             StorageType.nonVolatile);
> 
>  
> 
> vacm.addAccess(new OctetString("v3group"), new OctetString(),
> 
>                    SecurityModel.SECURITY_MODEL_USM,
> 
>                    SecurityLevel.NOAUTH_NOPRIV,
> 
>                    MutableVACM.VACM_MATCH_EXACT,
> 
>                    new OctetString("fullReadView"),
> 
>                    new OctetString("fullWriteView"),
> 
>                    new OctetString("fullNotifyView"),
> 
>                    StorageType.nonVolatile);
> 
>  
> 
>   user = new UsmUser(new OctetString("LMCTEST"), null, null, null,
> null);
> 
>   usm.addUser(user.getSecurityName(), null, user);
> 
>   usm.setEngineDiscoveryEnabled(true);
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> I am using MIB Explorer setup as follows:
> 
> - USM User: with name "LMCTEST", Principle Flag checked, no Auth or Priv
> attributes defined (not used)
> 
> - Target: With the appropriate address and port, using the "LMCTEST"
> user, and Discover Engine ID
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> When I attempt the "Discover Engine ID" in MIB Explorer, I always get
> the error: Unknown Engine ID within the Agent:
> 
>  10125 [DefaultUDPTransportMapping_0.0.0.0/161] WARN
> org.snmp4j.MessageDispatcherImpl  - 1.3.6.1.6.3.15.1.1.4.0
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Also when I attempt to perform a Get operation from MIB Explorer I
> always get the same Unknown Engine ID response within the Agent!!
> 
> Why is this???
> 
>  
> 
> Note that using SNMPv2 everything works fine.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks very much in advance for any help - this Unknown Engine ID
> response in SNMPv3 is driving me insane!
> 
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> 
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