Background: SNMP is a network management protocol that allows a console to collect and analyze data from agents on the network. Mac OS 8.5 includes SNMP agent software that will allow Macintosh workstations to report information to third-party consoles using SNMP.
To run SNMP agent software on a Macintosh, you must initialize the TCP/IP at system startup time for the software to load and for your computer to respond to SNMP queries. On any workstation running the SNMP agent software:
1. Open the TCP/IP control panel.
2. Go into "Advanced" mode (using Command-U to bring up the User-level dialog window, select "Advanced" radio button. Click OK).
3. Click "Options" button.
4. Deselect the "Load only when needed" option; this will cause TCP/IP to initialize at system startup time.
5. Restart the workstation.
Upon restart, the workstation should be listening for SNMP communications. SNMP uses ports 161 and 162.