Template:FAQ:Applications

1. How do I add a MIB?
2. How do I add a MIB to the tools?
3. Why can't I see anything from the agent?
4. Why can't I see values in the <ENTERPRISE> tree?
5. Requests always seem to timeout, and don't give me anything back. Why?
6. I can see the system group, but nothing else. Why?
7. The agent worked for a while, then stopped responding. Why?
8. Requesting an object fails with "Unknown Object Identifier" Why?
9. Why do I get "noSuchName" when asking for "sysUpTime" (or similar)?
10. Why do I sometimes get "End of MIB" when walking a tree, and sometimes not?
11. I cannot set any variables in the MIB.
12. Variables seem to disappear when I try to set them. Why?
13. I still can't change sysLocation, though the access settings allow it. Why not?
14. I get an error when trying to set a negative value - why?
15. I get an error when trying to get a string-indexed table value - why?
16. How do I send traps and notifications?
17. How do I handle traps and notifications?
18. My traphandler script doesn't work when run like this - why not?
19. The ucdShutdown trap OID received by my manager is wrong. Why?
20. Why does snmptrapd complain about AgentX?
21. How do I use SNMPv3?
22. How big can an SNMP request (or reply) be?
23. How can I monitor my systems (disk, memory, etc)?
24. Applications complain about entries in your example 'snmp.conf' file. Why?
25. OK, what should I put in snmp.conf?