Excuse my ignorance...
/etc/services contains an entry like "snmp-trap 162/udp" and
"nvtrapd-trap 162/udp". This specifies how the trap is sent and says
to use port 162 with protocol UDP. Is port 162 the UNIX domain socket?
When a Netview internal trap is generated how is the destination
determined?
Does the trap community specification in /etc/snmpd.conf determine this
or does something else do it?
Does it matter if /etc/snmpd.conf does not contain a trap community
specification?
We have written a process which also generates traps. The process uses
OVsnmpSend to send the trap PDU. Is the trap destination determined in
the same way as a Netview internal trap?
Ultimately, I am trying to determine whether the traps we generate are
going to use the same mechanism as the Netview internal traps. We are
using the Netview SNMP API but is there anything we must do to ensure
our traps do not go over the network when we are using them for our own
internal purpose?
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Robin
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James Shanks wrote:
>
> NetView internal traps are sent by UNIX domain socket from the sender
> (usually netmon) to trapd. They do not go out over the network. They just
> look like they do. In fact, they never leave the box unless you forward
> them somewhere.
>
> James Shanks
> Level 3 Support
> Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT
> Please note that my new id is jshanks@us.ibm.com
>
> Robin James <robin.james@thalesatm.com>@tkg.com on 09/18/2001 05:13:26 AM
>
> Please respond to IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
>
> Sent by: owner-nv-l@tkg.com
>
> To: NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
> cc:
> Subject: [NV-L] Netview internal traps
>
> Netview uses internal traps. When a trap is sent over a LAN using UDP it
> can get lost. Is it possible for Netview internal traps to get lost when
> you're using a single processor computer?
>
> I don't think we are losing any internal traps but it is an awkward
> question someone has asked me which I can't answer.
>
> --
> Robin
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