The thing is, I must be interpreting that log file wrong. I presently have
two routers in my map that I know of that are for sure receiving unwanted
snmp requests from a server in my map. The thing is I cannot find their
addresses in my snmpd.log file..
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Matt
mda@unb.ca
-----Original Message-----
From: Jan Green <greenjan@yahoo.com>
To: NV-L@ucsbvm.ucsb.edu <NV-L@ucsbvm.ucsb.edu>
Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: IBM Authentication failure trap???
>Matt -
>
>A machine with an incorrect community name(one not
>configured in your SNMP configuration file) is doing a
>SNMP get or put to your box.
>
>You can find out what it is by:
>
>Editing your /etc/snmpd.conf file to enable logging
>logging size 30K or so and level 3.
>
>stopsrc -s snmpd.conf
>startsrc -s snmpd.conf
>
>When you see this message appear. Check the log files
>in /usr/tmp called snmp*. you will see the incorrect
>community name and the ip address of the machine
>sending the request.
>
>You can either change the community name on the box
>sending the requests or add that box to your SNMP
>configuration.
>
>That was my problem anyway.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>
>Jan
>
>--- Matt Ashfield <mda@UNB.CA> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am running Netview 5.1.1 over Framework 3.6 on AIX
>> 4.3.2. I keep receiving (at nearly 5 times a minute)
>> an IBM Authentication Failure Trap from my Netview
>> server machine. The enterprise that is specified by
>> the trap in the control desk does not even show up
>> in my Event Configuration Window!
>>
>> The card in the control desk has the following info:
>> A IBM Incorrect Community Name (authentication
>> failure trap)
>> enterprise: 1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.1.1.3
>> source: Agent (A)
>> hostname: my hostname for my server
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Matt Ashfield
>> Computing Services
>> University of New Brunswick
>> 506-447-3033
>> mda@unb.ca
>>
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><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I am running Netview
>5.1.1 over Framework 3.6 on
>AIX 4.3.2. I keep receiving (at nearly 5 times a
>minute) an IBM Authentication
>Failure Trap from my Netview server machine. The
>enterprise that is specified by
>the trap in the control desk does not even show up in
>my Event Configuration
>Window!</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The card in the
>control desk has the following
>info:</FONT></DIV>
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>Community Name (authentication
>failure trap) </FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>enterprise:
>1.3.6.1.4.1.2.3.1.2.1.1.3
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><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>source: Agent
>(A)</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>hostname: my hostname
>for my server</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Any help would be
>greatly
>appreciated!</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Cheers</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Matt
>Ashfield<BR>Computing
>Services<BR>University of New
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