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NET-SNMP Installation - Guide

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring the net-snmp agent on Linux, macOS, and Arch. It explains how to install net-snmp using the default package managers. It then describes how to configure the snmpd agent using snmpconf to generate a snmpd.conf file, start and enable the agent service, and test connectivity using snmpwalk. Basic SNMP manager configuration is also outlined.

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NET-SNMP Installation - Guide

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring the net-snmp agent on Linux, macOS, and Arch. It explains how to install net-snmp using the default package managers. It then describes how to configure the snmpd agent using snmpconf to generate a snmpd.conf file, start and enable the agent service, and test connectivity using snmpwalk. Basic SNMP manager configuration is also outlined.

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Net-SNMP installation and configuration

guide
net-snmp target version is 5.7 or 5.8

Installation

ubuntu
$ sudo apt install snmpd snmp libsnmp-dev snmp-mibs-downloader

fedora
$ sudo dnf install net-snmp net-snmp-utils net-snmp-devel

arch
$ sudo pacman -S net-snmp

mac
$ brew install net-snmp

Agent Configuration

stop the agent


linux:

$ sudo systemctl stop snmpd

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creating a work dir - that is known by default to the snmpd
$ mkdir ~/.snmp

$ cd ~/.snmp

lets create and snmpd.conf file with the help of the snmpconf (read the
instrutions that it gives to you)
$ snmpconf

none
snmpd.conf
Access Control Setup
a SNMPv1/SNMPv2c read-write access community name
gr2020
localhost
(press enter)
finished
finished
quit

where do the config files reside?


$ net-snmp-config --snmpconfpath

e.g.: /etc/snmp/

backup the default configuration file


$ sudo mv /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf.bak

copy the file to the snmpconfpath directory


$ sudo cp snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/

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start the agent
linux:

$ sudo systemctl start snmpd

mac: (not tested)

$ sudo sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.net-


snmp.snmpd.plist

begin the agent at system startup (optional)


linux:

$ sudo systemctl enable snmpd

mac: (not tested - don't know if it is needed)

edit the file /etc/hostconfig

in the file, locate the line

APPLETALK_HOSTNAME

and add the following entry before APPLETALK_HOSTNAME

SNMPSERVER:=-YES-

Test it

checks the version


$ snmpwalk -V

checks if the agent is working


$ snmpwalk -v 2c localhost -c gr2020 .1.3.6.1.2.1.1

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$ snmpwalk -v 2c localhost -c gr2020 system

see all your MIBs


$ snmpwalk -v 2c localhost -c gr2020 .1 | less

That command is too verbose for me - Manager


Configuration

lets create and snmp.conf file with the help of the snmpconf (read the
instrutions that it gives to you)
$ snmpconf

none
snmp.conf
Default Authentication Options
The default snmp version number to use
2c
The default snmpv1 and snmpv2c community name to use when needed
gr2020
finished
finished
quit

copy the file to the snmpconfpath directory


e.g.: /etc/snmp/

$ sudo cp snmp.conf /etc/snmp/

Test it
$ snmpwalk localhost system

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Set your laptop location in "time and space"

set system.sysLocation.0
$ snmpset localhost system.sysLocation.0 s "planet earth?"

get system.sysLocation.0
$ snmpget localhost system.sysLocation.0

What is expected of you by the end of this course


you should be able to develop an snmp agent for something like this

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Not really!!!
but for something like this, it's possible...

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