Re: Traps sent by Windows machine not recognized

Alex,

It finally worked. After sending mail to the list yesterday (with excerpts=
of =

snmptrapd debug output), I realized the the problem was at the ip/udp layer=
.... I =

found a firewall rule mispelled!

Thanks again for your support

Jean-Paul

Alex Burger wrote:
> Try it with authorization disabled. In snmptrapd.conf:
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> disableAuthorization yes
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> Alex
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> Jean-Paul Minet wrote:
>> I am trying to use net-snmp 5.3.1 on a linux box to receive traps from v=
arious =

>> sources. Everything seems fine for traps originating, for example, from=
a =

>> snmptrap command on another linux box, but when I generate a trap on a W=
indows =

>> XP machine (using the native Windows snmp services), I can see the trap =
reaching =

>> my linux net-snmp machine (e.g. through a tcpdump):
>>
>> [root@gaia ~]# tcpdump -i eth0 host x.y.z.w and port 162
>> tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol deco=
de
>> listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes
>> 16:05:02.998217 IP iguest.x.y.z.solid-mux > gaia.x.y.z.snmptrap: C=3Dxx=
xx =

>> Trap(690) E:311.1.13.1.8.83.101.99.117.114.105.116.121 x.y.z.w =

>> enterpriseSpecific s=3D528 [|snmp]
>>
>> but snmptrapd doesn't seem to see it/interpret it correctly. At least, =
I don't =

>> see anything in my syslog message file (while I do with traps generated =
from a =

>> linux-based snmptrap command, whether v1 or v2c). My snmptrapd.conf fil=
e only =

>> contains:
>>
>> authCommunity log,execute,net xxxx default
>>
>> Any hint on what could be wrong or how to check further?
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