[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] Configuration via SNMP

barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) (02/16/91)

In article <9102141500.AA14166@nscultrix1.network.com> dotytr@NSCULTRIX1.NETWORK.COM (Ted R. Doty) writes:
>  In any case, I havn't heard of anyone who lets you muck
>with their router configuration via SNMP.

I believe cisco routers support this.  When enabling SNMP, you can specify
which communities are allowed read-write access.  Further, you may specify
an access list, which restricts which hosts may send SNMP commands using a
particular community name.

I think Cabletron repeaters and bridges can also be configured using SNMP.
I don't know what kind of access control they use.  Their non-SNMP remote
configuration software (Remote LanView) requests a password, but I think it
is only used to authenticate the user locally by the PC running the
management software, not between the PC and the network devices.
--
Barry Margolin, Thinking Machines Corp.

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