Re: [nv-l] PC becomes Router !!

[Oliver Bruchhaeuser <oliver.bruchhaeuser@de.ibm.com>]

but how it was possible to assign the
isPC field and the PC symbol without SNMP?

Oliver

Paul <pstroud@bellsouth.net>
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28.06.2005 15:10

Please respond to
nv-l

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Subject	Re: [nv-l] PC becomes Router !!

One other quick thing, even if SNMP is enabled make
sure you can run:

snmpwalk <hostname>

With no other parameters. If this does not work, make sure you have the
correct
community name configured in NetView.

Paul

Davis, Donald wrote:

> Gildas,
> Let me take a stab at this.
> You did not mention if SNMP is enabled on the PC.
> If SNMP is not enabled, NetView will "assume" that the device
is a 
> router simply because you have two or more addresses resolving to
the 
> same host name.  If SNMP is enabled, NetView can determine that
> IpFowarding is not enabled, and it will not "assume" that
it is a router.
>
> I'm guessing that if you enable SNMP on the PC, then demand poll it,
> it will disappear from the IP-Internet level submap.
>
> This behavior is not new.... It's always worked that way.
>
> Don Davis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gildas.Plouzennec@alcatel.fr [mailto:Gildas.Plouzennec@alcatel.fr]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 4:35 AM
> To: nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
> Subject: Re: [nv-l] PC becomes Router !!
>
> The ipForwarding value is "not forawarding" and the Windows
Key
> "IPEnableRouter"  is 0.
>
> I have another PC with similar configuration but without this issue.
> The main difference between both PC is the one with the problem is
> hosted on a blade (in IBM blade center) and the other one is a server
> hosted in a "standard" box.
>
> Gildas PLOUZENNEC
>
>
>
> George deSocio wrote:
>
> >
> > I believe if you use regedit and navigate to:
> >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
> >
> > look for the value for IPEnableRouter;  1 means IP Forwarding
is
> > enabled;  if you issue the following, you can also see it:
> >
> > snmpget <hostname> ip.ipForwarding.0
> >
> >
> >
> > I have set this on before on machines with more than one nic
card, but
> > have not seen it get set by itself.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Geo.
> >
> > George deSocio
> > IBM Americas Support - Distributed Network Management
> > Dept 46-E1ZA
> > IBM B660  CC109
> > HWY 54 & 600 Park Offices
> > Research Triangle Park, NC  27709
> >
> > 919-254-2259 (T/L 444)  Fax: 919-543-7936 (T/L 441)
> >
> > E-Mail:  desocio@us.ibm.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Leslie Clark/Southfield/IBM@IBMUS*
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> >
> > 06/27/2005 11:25 AM
> > Please respond to
> > nv-l
> >
> >
> >      
> > To
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> > Subject
> >       Re: [nv-l] PC becomes Router !!
> >
> >
> >
> >      
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yes, it is normal. It usually means the ipforwarding is enabled
> > between the interfaces on the server. If you do not want to see
it at
> > that level of the map, your best bet is to hide it from that
submap.
> > It will still show up in the segments on which it has interfaces.
> >
> > Cordially,
> >
> > Leslie A. Clark
> > IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking
> > (248) 552-4968 Voicemail, Fax, Pager
> >
> >
> > *Gildas.Plouzennec@alcatel.fr*
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> >
> > 06/27/2005 11:19 AM
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> >       [nv-l] PC becomes Router !!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >      
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > my Netview is 7.1.3.
> >
> > On my network, a PC (W2K SP4) had one network interface in
> > 192.168.80.x/24 and all was fine (trap well received, etc ..)
> > Then I added on this PC a second network interface in 169.254.x.x/16.
> > After a manual polling request, the second interface was discovered,
> and
> > the object was added at the network level (in root submap), linked
to
> > the 2 IP network  (192.168.80.x/24 and 169.254.x.x/16) and
in its
> > properties : IPRouter, Node, Computer, Connector, Router, PC,
IP.
> > Before the add of the interface, the properties was :  Node,
Computer,
> > Connector, PC, IP.
> > Note the icone used to display the PC is still the PC icone.
> >
> > Is it a normal behavior, I mean when a host have 2 interfaces
on 2 IP
> > networks, it is considered as a router ?
> >
> > thanks for your help.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Gildas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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