Set MacSNMP Variables At The Console (4/94)

I'm confused over how to set the variables in MacSNMP.

I've installed MacSNMP and I'm trying to change the protocol and destination variables. This is described in the MacSNMP Admin guide on page 25 which states, "You specify where SNMP traps are sent by setting the variables in the trapTable within the Macintosh System Agent. ... To enable a console to receive all the traps sent by a a Macintosh computer, you must set the following variables in the trapTable (defined in the Macintosh System MIB) to the values specified on the next page. This information is stored in the Preferences file." I'm using the MacSNMP Admin program and can find the variables but I can't change the content! After selecting the variable in question, protocol or destination, I can under the Option menu "Get value" or "Get info", but I have found no way to change or set the value. What am I missing?


First, MacSNMP does not allow you to set any of the MIB variables.

Second, you're correct, the manual does indeed explain that in order to send traps you need to set the various associated variables within MacSNMP.  The point that is not very clear is that these variables can only be set from the SNMP console and not from within MacSNMP.  In the second paragraph on page 25 you'll see that it says, "To copy these MIBs to your console and set the variables, refer to the administrators guide that came with your console."

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Published Date: Feb 19, 2012