NET.CFG Options Reference

 

Desktop SNMP Option

 

 

 

Syntax

asynchronous timeout number

 

 

 

 

Default

20

 

 

 

 

Example

For example, to have Desktop SNMP wait 35 system ticks

 

 

(approximately 2 seconds) before attempting to cancel a

 

 

request, you would place the following lines in your

 

 

NET.CFG file:

 

 

desktop snmp

 

 

asynchronous timeout 35

 

 

 

 

NOTE:The timeout number is in ticks (18.21 ticks per second on IBM* PCs and compatibles).

Community Types and Names

Use these parameters and values to identify types and names of access control groups.

Parameters and Values

MONITOR COMMUNITY [“name public private”]

CONTROL COMMUNITY [“name public private”]

TRAP COMMUNITY [“name public private”]

Desktop SNMP provides default community names for the monitor (read- only) and control (read/write) communities, as well as a default community types used for traps. Desktop SNMP and other SNMP entities use these types and names for access control.

The community name contained in a request message from an SNMP management station must match the name expected by Desktop SNMP.

For examples of complete files, see “Example of NET.CFG Files Using the Community Name and Types.”

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HP UX Internet and Networking Software manual Community Types and Names, Default Example