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

[Paul <pstroud@bellsouth.net>]

In that case, I suggest you open a PMR.

Paul


Gildas.Plouzennec@alcatel.fr wrote:

> To make a point on all your recommandations :
> - the SNMP agent is enable on the PC windows,
> - the ipforwarding is not set, neither via SNMP GET nor  in the 
> Windows registry
> - snmpwalk <hostname> ,  that  works fine
> - the oid type is not tag as a gateway or router in oid_to_type file
> - I have restart the PC windows then restart a poll
>
> all i have checked seem correct (SNMP at client side and on netview, 
> network, windows, system, ...)
> Gildas PLOUZENNEC
>
>
>
> George deSocio wrote:
>
> > One more thing would be to run the snmpget I suggested.  There can be 
> > a difference between what is set in the registry and what the agent 
> > sends in response to an snmp query.
> > I have found that after setting the registry value one way or the 
> > other, a reboot was required to make the mib reflect the change in 
> > the registry.  The reboot was my last resort after recycling 
> > everything I could think of, but it worked for me.
> > Regards,
> > Geo.
> >
> > George deSocio
> > IBM Americas Support - Distributed Network Management
> > Dept 46-E1ZA
> > IBM B660  CC109
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> > Research Triangle Park, NC  27709
> >
> > 919-254-2259 (T/L 444)  Fax: 919-543-7936 (T/L 441)
> >
> > E-Mail:  desocio@us.ibm.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Gildas.Plouzennec@alcatel.fr*
> > Sent by: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
> >
> > 06/28/2005 04:34 AM
> > Please respond to
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> > 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*
> > > Sent by: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
> > >
> > > 06/27/2005 11:25 AM
> > > Please respond to
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> > > 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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> > >
> > > 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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