RACKLEY@MSSTATE.BITNET (Mike Rackley) (01/12/90)
We are contemplating a change in bridge vendors from Retix to some other company. If we do so, we would like to go to a bridge that can be monitored/managed by some of the various SNMP packages that are available. We have looked at the Calbetron NB series bridge but have been told that it uses Cabletron's own proprietary protocol for management. We were also told that Cabletron would supply us the MIB, but we would have to "write some code" to actually be able to manage these boxes via SNMP. Does anyone have any idea how much code we are talking about to accomplish this? Does anyone have any recommendations for SNMP capable ethernet bridges for under $3,000 per copy? At this point in the evolution of SNMP, is it realistic to expect to be able to purchase a single SNMP management package such as the one from SUN, or the one from NYSERnet, or the one from Jeff Case's company and be able to manage ethernet bridges/cisco terminal servers/ proteon routers/Unix boxes? Mike Rackley | Rackley@MsState.BITNET Mgr. Systems & Networks Programming | Rackley@CC.MsState.EDU P.O. Drawer CC | Phone: (601)325-2942 Mississippi State, MS 39762 | FAX: (601)325-3299
BHOLMES@CMS.CC.WAYNE.EDU (Brian Holmes) (01/12/90)
ACC's ethernet bridges/routers support SNMP. FYI
Brian Holmes
UCC Operating Systems & Communications
PHONE: (313) 577-3750 FAX=577-5626 Wayne State University
BITNET: BHOLMES@WAYNEST1 5925 Woodward
INTERNET: BHOLMES@CMS.CC.WAYNE.EDU Detroit, MI 48202 U.S.Asatz@CISCO.COM (Greg Satz) (01/18/90)
cisco Systems, Inc. makes a combination bridge router which supports SNMP. The device can be configured to bridge IP and will still receive and reply to SNMP queries as well as TCP/TELNET. Feel free to drop a note to customer-service@cisco.com with any questions about features or pricing. Thanks, Greg Satz cisco