NET.CFG Options Reference

 

 

Desktop SNMP Option

Table 2-2

Desktop SNMP Option Parameters for Community Names

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

control community

Describes the read/write community (the

 

 

 

community that is allowed to do SET operations).

 

 

 

Any community name established for read/write

 

 

 

access is also valid for read-only access. The

 

 

 

default value is “public.” When the control

 

 

 

community is disabled, all write access is

 

 

 

disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

monitor community

Describes the read-only community (the

 

 

 

community that is allowed to do GET and GET

 

 

 

NEXT operations). The default value is “public.”

 

 

 

When the monitor community is disabled, all

 

 

 

read access is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

trap community

Describes the community name used for traps.

 

 

 

The default value is “public.” When the trap

 

 

 

community name is disabled, Desktop SNMP

 

 

 

does not send traps.

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR COMMUNITY [“name public private”]

Specifies the monitor community name.

Syntax

monitor community [“ name public private”]

 

 

Default

public

 

 

Example

To specify the monitor community as “private,” you would

 

place the following lines in your NET.CFG file:

 

desktop snmp

 

monitor community “private”

 

 

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