RXN Communications FAQ



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Q	1. What is SNMP?
A	"...SNMP, the Simple Network Management Protocol, is a protocol designed to give a user the capability to remotely manage a computer network by polling and setting terminal values and monitoring network events." --from Tyler Vallillee.
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Q	2. How can I learn more about SNMP?
A	Incremental versions of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) have been documented in RFCs: RFC 1089 - SNMP over Ethernet RFC 1157 - A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) RFC 1441 - Introduction to version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework (SNMP2) RFC 1470 - Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices RFC 2570 - Introduction to Version 3 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framework (SNMP3) Additional information can be found in the FAQ and newsgroup: Vallille's Information on SNMP and CMIP Simple Network Management Protocol FAQ Part 1 Simple Network Management Protocol FAQ Part 2 Guerrero's Network Management & Monitoring with Linux comp.protocols.snmp newsgroup
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Q	3. What is the MRTG SNMP tool?
A	Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) is a tool to monitor the traffic load on network-links. MRTG generates HTML pages containing GIF images which provide a LIVE visual representation of this traffic. MRTG is based on Perl and C and works under UNIX and Windows NT. MRTG is being successfully used on many sites around the net.
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Q	4. What is the ntop SNMP tool?
A	Network top (ntop) is a Unix tool that shows network usage, similar to what the popular top Unix command does. ntop is based on libpcap and it has been written in a portable way in order to virtually run on every Unix platform and on Win32 as well.
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