snmptest  -  communicates with a network entity using SNMP
       Requests


SYNOPSIS

       snmptest -v 1 hostname community

       snmptest [-v 2] hostname noAuth


DESCRIPTION

       Snmptest is a flexible SNMP application that  can  monitor
       and manage information on a network entity.

       The hostname specification may be either a host name or an
       internet address specified in "dot notation".

       The version 1 and version 2c community specifies the  com­
       munity name for the transaction with the remote system.

       After  invoking  the  program,  a command line interpreter
       proceeds to accept commands.  It will prompt with:

       Please enter the variable name:

       At this point you can enter one or  more  variable  names,
       one per line.  A blank line is a command to send a request
       for each of the variables (in  a  single  packet)  to  the
       remote  entity.  Each variable name is given in the format
       specified in variables(5).  For example

       snmptest zeus zeusMS zeusAgent
       Variable: system.sysdescr.0
       Variable:

       Will return some information about the request  and  reply
       packets, as well as the information:

       system.sysDescr.0 = "Unix 4.3BSD"

       Upon  startup,  the  program  defaults  to  sending  a GET
       Request packet.  This can be changed to a GET NEXT Request
       or  a  SET  Request  by  typing  the commands "$N" or "$S"
       respectively.  Typing "$G" will go back to the GET Request
       mode.

       The  command "$D" will toggle the dumping of each sent and
       received packet.

       The command "$QP" will toggle a quicker, less verbose out­
       put form.

       When  in  the  "SET  Request"  mode,  more  information is
       requested by the prompt for each variable.  The prompt:


       requests the type of the variable be  entered.   Type  "i"
       for  an integer, "s" for an octet string in ASCII, "x" for
       an octet string as hex bytes separated by whitespace,  "d"
       for  an octet string as decimal bytes separated by whites­
       pace, , "a" for an ip address in dotted IP  notation,  and
       "o" for an object identifier.
       At this point a value will be prompted for:

       Please enter new value:

       If  this  is  an  integer value, just type the integer (in
       decimal).  If it is a string, type  in  white-space  sepa­
       rated  decimal numbers, one per byte of the string.  Again
       type a blank line at the prompt for the variable  name  to
       send the packet.

       At  the variable name line, typing "$Q" will quit the pro­
       gram.

       Adding a "-d" to the argument list will cause the applica­
       tion to dump input and output packets.

       Adding a "-q" to the argument list will cause the applica­
       tion to use a quicker, less verbose output form.


SEE ALSO

       variables(5), RFC 1155, RFC1156,  RFC1157,  SNMP  Security
       Internet Drafts


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