Using the SNMP Utility

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Using the SNMP Utility

The SNMP utility does not come with Windows NT. It is included in the Windows NT Resource Kit and called SNMPUTIL.EXE. Basically, it is a command line management system utility. It checks that the SNMP Service has been set up and is working correctly. You can also utilize it to make command calls. You cannot do full SNMP management from this utility but, as you will see, you would not want to due to, the complex syntax.

The following is the general syntax structure:

snmputil command gent community object_identifier_(OID)

The following are the commands you can use:

walk. Moves through the MIB branch identified by what you have placed in the object_identifer
get. Returns the value of the item specified by the object_identifier
getnext. Returns the value of the next object after the one specified by the get command

To find out the time the WINS server service began, for example, providing WINS is installed and the SNMP agent is running, you query the WINS MIB with the following command:

c:\>snmputil getnext localhost public .1.3.6.1.4.1.311.1.1.1.1

In this example, the first part refers to the Microsoft branch: .1.3.6.1.4.1.311 (or iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprise. microsoft). The last part of the example refers to the specific MIB and object you are querying: .1.1.1.1 (or .software.Wins.Par.Par WinsStartTime). A returned value might look like the following:

Value = OCTET STRING - 01:17:22 on 11:23:1997.<0xa>

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