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Old 05-24-2012, 04:01 AM   #1
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What is SNMP used for


Hello

This morning my machine wanted to get updates to something i have never heard of. SNMP . Can anyone enlighten me on what this is on a normal desktop ?

Found this info still not able to figure out why needed ?
 
Old 05-24-2012, 04:23 AM   #2
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wikipedia is ace - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_...ement_Protocol

but you almost certainly don't actually need it and can remove it without concern. It's probably just the client tools, not the service.
 
Old 05-24-2012, 04:39 AM   #3
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ok then i will . thanks for the reply
 
  


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