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Conference irocz::common_brouters

Title:Digital Brouters Conference
Notice:New common-code brouter family: RouteAbout, DECswitch 900
Moderator:MARVIN::HARTLL
Created:Mon Jul 17 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:929
Total number of notes:3736

821.0. "Unable to Set Snmp Community" by 48360::PEYRACHE (Jean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group France) Thu Mar 27 1997 09:46

 hello,

 VNswitchEA,EE,EX,EF BOOT ROM V1.5.5 V1.5
 
 you can't set the snmp Read/Write community from the menu
 with "error setting snmp Read/write Community string" error message

 you must go the the console and set it under SNMP> prompt


 know bug or must i open an IPMT case ?

 thanks

 JYP

 Cross posted in Common_Brouters,HUB_MGNT
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821.1Works OK in System TestNETRIX::"cortes@netcad.enet.dec.com"Eladio CortesWed Apr 02 1997 18:5814
Jean-Yves,

Can you please give a little more details about this problem? We in
system test have tested this many times. With version V1.5 of the
VNswitch we are able to set the SNMP community string from either
the console menu, or through CLI (from the SNMP config> promt). You
might be using ilegal characters or might be doing something wrong.
Otherwise, you should not have any problem setting the community string. 

Thanks,

Eladio Cortes
VNswitch System Test Group 
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821.2trace in PRSSOS::PEYRACHEJean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group FranceThu Apr 03 1997 06:085
    hello elodio,
    
     i will get a trace to show you what exactly happening
    
      JYP
821.3yPRSSOS::PEYRACHEJean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group FranceFri Apr 04 1997 15:5410
    
     Elodio,
    
      i'll post a complete trace soon, but from my memory
      problem appeared when i tried to put the sam community
      that currently set
    
      could you check it in your lab
    
      JYP
821.4Yes, happens here, but low priority issue...NETRIX::"cortes@netcad.enet.dec.com"Eladio CortesFri Apr 04 1997 21:0924
Jean-Yves,

Yes, I verified that what you say is true, you will get an error message
as long as you are trying to enter a new community string which is exactly
the same as the current one. However, I see this more as a feature than as
a bug. Changing the community string to exactly the same thing does not
accomplish anything since with or without an error message, you will leave 
the string unchanged. On the other hand, suppose that you have a long 
community string, and want to change it to exactly the same string except 
for one or two characters. If you make a mistake and involuntarily enter 
the same string, the system will give an error message. If the system had 
taken it, you will incorrectly think that it has been changed to a new 
string. Since you receive the error message you will need to re-enter it. 

There is, however, one important caveat here. The MAM, as well as other
non-VNswitch modules, will not give you any error message when you try to
enter an identical string. Thus, there is a discrepancy here. I consider
this a very low priority issue, but I will rise the issue with the MAM 
and module developers.

Thanks, 

Eladio,
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821.5joking testPRSSOS::PEYRACHEJean-Yves Peyrache Country Support Group FranceSun Apr 06 1997 09:245
    
      sure it's crazy to do that, but it's for starter, i'll put complete
      trace without same community string Monday morning
    
       JYP