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SNMP
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SNMP is Simple Network Management Protocol
Overview
- What is SNMP in English?
Simply put, SNMP allows administrators to collect information about a particular device, server, workstation, switch, router, or any other network-enabled device.
- SNMP Agent
An snmp daemon is software running on said device, that transmits information from the Management Information Base (MIB) to an SNMP Trap, or a management or logging device.
Protocol
161/udp - SNMP Agent port 162/udp - SNMP Trap/Notification port
- PDU
- IP header
- UDP header
- version
- community
- PDU-type
- request-id
- error-status
- error-index
- variable bindings
