if the device does not support SNMP, then it's pretty tough to add it. It's part of it's operating system.
How would I figure out if it had SNMP?
Originally posted by: Nothinman
But IOS is the exception, not the rule. For instance, on the low-end Cisco stuff (i.e. the Linksys crap) the firmware just contains a small Linux installation so any SNMP support would have to be done by snmpd in userspace. Whether that makes it part of the OS or not is debatable.
ummmm, the software running on the processor of whatever network device determines if it supports SNMP.
It is part of the OS. It either supports it or not.
To the OP, check out that stats/data sheet on that model. The year is 2006 - any network gear should support SNMP.
Most network devices don't run an "os" per say, but rather they run firmware. You can't go and install snmpd on a SOHO router.
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Most network devices don't run an "os" per say, but rather they run firmware. You can't go and install snmpd on a SOHO router.
Yes they do run an OS, for example, most of the Linksys SOHO stuff runs Linux. The fact that it's loaded from flashable firmware instead of a hard disk is irrelevant.
We are talking in circles...I don't think it matters what you call the embedded software running network devices. Most SOHO gear doesn't have SNMP, and most cannot be upgraded to a different firmware file to support it. The exception is a few Linksys models. The WRT54G is no longer an option in that arena either.
Originally posted by: Nothinman
We are talking in circles...I don't think it matters what you call the embedded software running network devices. Most SOHO gear doesn't have SNMP, and most cannot be upgraded to a different firmware file to support it. The exception is a few Linksys models. The WRT54G is no longer an option in that arena either.
But the point is that even though the devices use an embedded OS, it's still an OS, the medium it's loaded from is irrelevant.
Yes, but you cannot just "load" snmpd on an embedded device.
Originally posted by: nweaver
Most SOHO gear doesn't have SNMP, and most cannot be upgraded to a different firmware file to support it.
Originally posted by: Zaitsevs
I am trying to install MRTG ( Multi Router Traffic Graph) from here.
What is SNMP? I googled and it gave me ( Simple Network Management Protocol)
Okay, but does that mean that is on every network device?
Would I be able to set this program up on my Belkin wireless router?