simple SNMP monitor

Hewson · 09-05-2007, 12:31 PM

greetings LQers,

I'm looking for a super simple SNMP monitor.

I know something like this must exist, just haven't had any luck w/ google.

I want a command line monitor that sits waiting for a trap to be sent from an agent to this linux box. When a trap arrives at the box it just displays it and continues to wait for another.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

acid_kewpie · 09-05-2007, 01:20 PM

what do you mean "displays" it..? some webpage or something? if you're after something as simple as you suggest, i'd probably look at the sold faithful net-snmpd and have it just log to a file. then just tail the file, "tail -f /var/log/snmplogfile" and you'll permenantly get a rolloing window of traps recieved.

Hewson · 09-05-2007, 01:36 PM

displayed in a terminal window. a tail -f is perfect.

thanks Chris!

-s