I think I have figured out what I am looking at with these devices. Please correct me if I am wrong on this. This is basically the Cisco Wireless version of the home broadband router/gateway. You connect it to the LAN, and it provides DHCP addresses to nodes configured to look to him for a connection. The addresses behind the AP are NAT addresses to (for example) a 192.168.0.x network.
Does it seem that I am on the right track here? If I am, I would not be able to see nodes attached via the wireless link to the AP in NetView, only the AP itself.
Thoughts?
Scott Bursik Pepsico Business Solutions Group
scott.bursik@pbsg.com
>From: "Scott Bursik"
>To: nv-l@lists.tivoli.com
>Subject: [nv-l] RE: [NV-L] Cisco 350 Wireless Access Points MIBs
>Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:30:55 -0600
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How were your devices displayed when you have the MIBs loaded? I have loaded the 802.11b MIBs as well as the Aironet MIBs and the 2 Aironet 350's I have show up as nodes. I was expecting them to appear as routers, but the field ID isRouter is set to FALSE.
Vendor and SNMPAgent are also "Unset"
Scott Bursik Pepsico Business Solutions Group
scott.bursik@pbsg.com
>From: "Owens, Blaine C - Eastman"
>Reply-To: IBM NetView Discussion
>To: "'IBM NetView Discussion'"
>Subject: RE: [NV-L] Cisco 350 Wireless Access Points MIBs
>Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 20:02:30 -0500
>
>I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to shed much light on this one. As Don
>Davis has stated Cisco was not much help on this one (in fact, no help), but
>in my case it has been some time ago so things may have changed by now. I
>found out by searching the net that these were the two mibs I needed so I
>then proceeded to try anonymous ftp searches - I don't remember now whether
>I found the mibs on the Cisco anonymous ftp site or the Aironet anonymous
>ftp site. But I can assure you that I did not edit either of these mibs
>whatsover. I simply loaded the mibs "as is" and defined the traps.
>
>I feel kind of bad about posting what may be bad information and apologize
>if I have caused any confusion for anyone (including myself - I don't feel
>too great about what I have loaded and defined now myself).
>
>I would suggest looking for a standard 802.11 mib plus a standard Aironet
>mib, which I intend to do myself next year. Happy New Year all!
>
>Blaine
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: James Shanks [mailto:jshanks@us.ibm.com]
>Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 2:39 PM
>To: IBM NetView Discussion
>Subject: RE: [NV-L] Cisco 350 Wireless Access Points MIBs
>
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>
>Blaine -
>Thanks, but can you clarify how you are using these MIBs, especially the
>IEEE802_11Draft6.txt one?
>
>That's a draft MIB and should not be required by any commercial product, at
>least as I understand how the iso MIB tree is supposed to work. Because it
>begins, iso(1).member-body(2).us(840) rather than iso(1).org(3).dod(3), it
>defines a proposed standard, like MIB-II, which when adopted by the ISO,
>should get moved over under another branch. A commercially available
>product should either be using standard internet stuff (which is
>iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1)) or their own private stuff (which is
>iso(1).org(3).dod(6).internet(1).private(4).enterprises(1)). Most vendor
>MIBs are in this category, as is the awcVx MIB you sent. That's my
>understanding at any rate. So what is the draft standard for?
>
> It also appears that the copy you have appended has been converted by
>someone from its original SNMP V2 format into SNMP V1 format, and then
>heavily edited. I have seen the original out on the Cisco ftp site but am
>confused about its relevance and usefulness. Can you assist me?
>
>James Shanks
>Level 3 Support for Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT
>Tivoli Software / IBM Software Group
>
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>
> "Owens, Blaine C - Eastman"
>Sent by: owner-nv-l@tkg.com
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>
>12/28/2001 01:46 PM
>Please respond to IBM NetView Discussion
>
>
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> To: "'IBM NetView Discussion'"
> cc:
> Subject: RE: [NV-L] Cisco 350 Wireless Access Points MIBs
>
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>
>Okay, here they are (attached):
>
>Blaine
>-----Original Message-----
>From: James Shanks [mailto:jshanks@us.ibm.com]
>Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 1:37 PM
>To: IBM NetView Discussion
>Subject: RE: [NV-L] Cisco 350 Wireless Access Points MIBs
>
>
>
>Blaine --
>Given that you had so much trouble getting them, I'd say you should try
>posting them here, maybe as .txt attachments.
>Surely others will have the same difficulties.
>It's either that or tell us in detail where you ftp'd and what files you
>got.
>
>James Shanks
>Level 3 Support for Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT
>Tivoli Software / IBM Software Group
>
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>
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>
> "Owens, Blaine C - Eastman"
>Sent by: owner-nv-l@tkg.com
>
>12/28/2001 01:22 PM
>Please respond to IBM NetView Discussion
>
> To: "'IBM NetView Discussion'"
> cc:
> Subject: RE: [NV-L] Cisco 350 Wireless Access Points
>
>
>
>
>You need the 802.11 mib plus the Aironet specific mib awcVx.mib. I had an
>adventure getting these - on the Cisco site there was a link to the Aironet
>
>web site to get the mibs. This took you to a page telling you that Aironet
>had been bought by Cisco and a link to the page to get the mibs. Clicking
>on
>this link took you (guess where) - right back to the Cisco page you started
>
>from. I wound up getting them via ftp. I can send the mibs to you if you
>want.
>
>Blaine Owens
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Bursik [mailto:tivoliesm@HOTMAIL.COM]
>Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 12:31 PM
>To: nv-l@tkg.com
>Subject: [NV-L] Cisco 350 Wireless Access Points
>
>
>NetView 6.0.2 AIX 4.3.3
>
>I am wanting to load mibs for a Cisco 350 Wireless Access Point. I am not
>
>sure what MIBS to load to make this work. Can anyone assist me with this?
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Scott Bursik
>
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>#### awcVx.txt has been removed from this note on December 28 2001 by James
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>#### IEEE802_11Draft6.txt has been removed from this note on December 28
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