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SNMP Network Management (McGraw-Hill Computer Communications Series)

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I am quite familiar with TCP/IP and a software developer. When I started reading this book, I was blank about SNMP and network management in general. Therefore I bought this book, and hoped that I could understand better the protocol and its related issues and then could develop a network management software.

I found that I was completely wrong. I still had no idea what SNMP was when I read almost 75% parts of the book. In fact in the 75% parts there are not many things to read. Too many unnecessary tables and very little explanation. I gave up and almost forgot that I had the book.

However, I do need a knowledge on SNMP but I don't want to buy other books. I , then, read SNMP-related RFCs, and I found that the RFCs were even more understandable than the book! After reading RFC 1155 - 1157 then I read the book back. Well, I understand the book now, but still the book does not give me much information.

You need a book to understand standards, not you read the standards to understand the book, don't you? My friend recommends me SNMPv3 book from Prentice-Hall, maybe I should read the book too..., hopefully it is better.

I want to have more details with this book and all the chatper to be reviews completely and clearly.