Re: [tkined] SNMP set error in tkined
Doug Hughes (Doug.Hughes@Eng.Auburn.EDU)
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:36:59 -0600
>
> I have Scotty 2.1.9/Tkined 1.4.9 installed on a Sun system under
>Solaris 2.5.1, with Tcl 8.05 and Tk 8.05. Under Tkined's SNMP Browser
>tool, I set the community name to the appropriate value for our managed
>hub, then bring up the MIB-2 "edit System" dialog box. When I try and
>change any of sysContact, sysName or sysLocation and hit "set scalars", I
>get an error from tkined:
>
>Set on sysLocation.0 failed: unknown type "DisplayString"
>
> for any of the text fields. I've found that I can set IP address
>fields, but nothing else.
>
> If I bring up Scotty, I can establish an SNMP session to the same hub
>and successfully set DisplayString fields in the same hub with the same
>write community name.
>
> Any ideas on what causes this? I saw the same behavior with Scotty
>2.1.6/Tkined 1.4.6 and Tcl 7.6 and Tk 4.2, before I upgraded to the
>current versions.
>
What happens if you try to set directly via tnm? (Just trying to determine
if this is a tkined error or a tnm error).
I've set the sysLocation string with a tnm set command directly without
a problem.
(same OS, tcl8.0.3, scotty 2.1.9)
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Doug Hughes Engineering Network Services
System/Net Admin Auburn University
doug@eng.auburn.edu
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