Whatever happened to SNMP?

[Brian Fahrlander]

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Thilo Six wrote:
> Brian Fahrlander wrote the following on 04.05.2007 00:46:
> 
>>     The "Simple" Network Management Protocol; the way to learn details
>> of the operation of routers, hosts, and a few other devices in a
>> standard way.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> http://debaday.debian.net/2006/12/27/scli-a-collection-of-snmp-command-line-management-tools/
> 
> <---------------------------------------------------------
> Why doesn’t that red light stop flashing on that printer?
> 
>     kurt:~> scli 192.168.23.45 -c "show printer covers"
>     Printer:      1
>     Cover:        1
>     Description:  Rear Door
>     Status:       coverOpen
> 
>     Printer:      1
>     Cover:        2
>     Description:  Top Door
>     Status:       coverClosed
> 
>     So, that’s easy. Tell your user: “Please shut that darn Rear Door again
> and the flashing red light will go away.”
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> hehe
> 
> bye Thilo

    Holy crap, that's cool!  Thilo, do you need a roommate?  :>

    This is one useful tool; and it's in the Dapper repos, even!

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