Re: [tkined] Setting the Value in Snmp Tree

antonello morgia (morgia@hotmail.com)
Wed, 07 Oct 1998 00:54:00 PDT

>Well, I was able to reproduce the problem, and have a little clue how
>it should work.
>
>If mibtree is started from the command line (eg as
>/usr/local/lib/tkined1.4.10/apps/mibtree) there is an additional Agent
>menue, which easily allows to configure host and community.
>
>So it was no problem to set the sysLocation.
>
>
>If mibtree is launched from tkineds tools menue, this Agent menue is
>not present and the snmp-session information is taken from the tkineds
>selected objects (the alias attribute).
>
>So the alias have to be configured into the nodes attributes.
>
>A `private' named alias may get into ~/.scottyrc like described in the
>manpage snmp(n):
>
>> snmp alias private "-writecommunity private"
>
>Create a node on the canvas, set name/address. Then get the popup via
>right mouse button -> `create a new attribute':
> Name: SNMP:Alias
> Value: private
>
>Launch the mibtree browser via `Tools' -> `SNMP Tree', select the
>previously created node on the canvas and `Set Value' should work.
>
>
>I hope this is somewhat readable and helps,
> Erik

I have just tried to follow your suggestion and it seems to work well.
Thank you very much Erik.
Antonello.

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