[SNMP4J] seek clarification on SNMP v3 set operation

Jochen Katz katz at agentpp.com
Sat Apr 14 21:15:20 CEST 2012


Hi,

> Here is my question or puzzle:

it would be easier, if you had disabled encryption.

> Other than exchanged packets numbers, the biggest difference is MIB 
> browser using get-request, while SNMP4J using set-request. Can someone 
> help me understand why there are differences? Do I use SNMP4J wrongly? Thx.

When sending a request to an agent, of which you don't know the engine
id, it does not matter, what kind of request you send to it. You will
always an unknown engine id report as a response.

Regards,
  Jochen



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