Does Linux Kernel support SNMP info?

I apologize if this is not the right place to ask this question. I am
using my Linux PC as Internet gateway to the internet, so all my
Internet traffic is routed over this PC. Now I want do get some
statistical information about the traffic and port rates and packet
info. Is there anyway kernel-level SNMP supported (System load info,
Device statistics). I need to retrieve some device info using SNMP, can
I do with Linux 2.4/2.6?. Thanks.

> I apologize if this is not the right place to ask this question. I am
> using my Linux PC as Internet gateway to the internet, so all my
> Internet traffic is routed over this PC. Now I want do get some
> statistical information about the traffic and port rates and packet
> info. Is there anyway kernel-level SNMP supported (System load info,
> Device statistics). I need to retrieve some device info using SNMP, can
> I do with Linux 2.4/2.6?. Thanks.

Install and turn on the SNMP server. Make sure your firewall blocks
SNMP. You may also need to modify the configuration, since ifTable may
not be made available by default.

"GS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:1123717227.013884.220660
@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> I apologize if this is not the right place to ask this question. I
am
> using my Linux PC as Internet gateway to the internet, so all my
> Internet traffic is routed over this PC. Now I want do get some
> statistical information about the traffic and port rates and packet
> info. Is there anyway kernel-level SNMP supported (System load info,
> Device statistics). I need to retrieve some device info using SNMP,
can
> I do with Linux 2.4/2.6?. Thanks.
>

As well as SNMP server as mentioned by the other poster. A useful tool
is MRTG. It is a program which collects SNMP data from routers,
firewall's etc and displays the data in real time HTML graphs which
you can then monitor via any web browser.

http://mrtg.hdl.com/mrtg.html

Klazmon.

Llanzlan Klazmon <(E-Mail Removed)> écrivait
news:Xns96AF9ABC140F7Klazmonllurdiaxorbgo@203.97.3 7.6:
> As well as SNMP server as mentioned by the other poster. A useful tool
> is MRTG. It is a program which collects SNMP data from routers,
> firewall's etc and displays the data in real time HTML graphs which
> you can then monitor via any web browser.
>
> http://mrtg.hdl.com/mrtg.html

You may also have a look at IPAC (IPACNG), even if it doesn't use SNMP.

Regards

Where can I find SNMP server to download and install on my Linux
system?. Thanks.


> Install and turn on the SNMP server. Make sure your firewall blocks
> SNMP. You may also need to modify the configuration, since ifTable may
> not be made available by default.

GS wrote:

> Where can I find SNMP server to download and install on my Linux
> system?. Thanks.

I think it is usually called net-snmp ,
eg on Fedora-4 there is a net-snmp RPM.

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