check snmp

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Hi

Melanie Pfefer wrote:
> Hi
>
> perhaps I was not clear in my question.
>
> What is the OID that should be used to see if snmp service is up or down?
>
> thank you
>
>   

You wouldn't need an OID here, if the SNMP service on the remote box has 
failed, then the check_snmp plugin would fail when connecting to the 
remote end. That's the indicator that the snmp service is down, and it 
would be confirmed if a check_ping test was successful.


> --- On Tue, 18/11/08, Andreas Ericsson <ae at op5.se> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: Andreas Ericsson <ae at op5.se>
>> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] check snmp
>> To: melanie_pfefer at yahoo.co.uk
>> Cc: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>> Date: Tuesday, 18 November, 2008, 2:41 PM
>> Melanie Pfefer wrote:
>>     
>>> hi
>>>
>>> i want to check whether snmp is up on a widnows or
>>>       
>> unix machine.
>>     
>>> what is the syntax to use for check_snmp?
>>>
>>>       
>> "check_snmp --help" and 4 seconds of brain
>> activity will give you
>> the answer. I'd recommend a glass of wine or two before
>> doing the
>> thinking. It will help reduce the shock.
>>
>> -- Andreas Ericsson                  
>> andreas.ericsson at op5.se
>> OP5 AB                             www.op5.se
>> Tel: +46 8-230225                  Fax: +46 8-230231
>>     
>
>
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