Total SNMP: Exploring the Simple Network Management Protocol (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

by Sean J. Harnedy (Author)

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The most complete, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of SNMP, for all LAN, WAN, and Internet (TCP/IP) networking professionals.Total SNMP begins with a detailed overview of the field of network management, including current trends, and then introduces the theory, history and major components of SNMP. It provides detailed introductions to the Structure of Management Information (SMI) and Management Information Bases (MIBs) in both SNMP v1 and v2. Next, it revisits the SNMP Reference Model and then explains how SNMP has actually been implemented. The book introduces SNMP development and support tools, network management stations, agents, and a variety of implementation issues. Finally, it covers new enhancements to SNMP, including standard APIs such as WinSNMP and SNMP++, Desktop Management Task Force standards, Web-based management, distributed objects, expert systems, and more.All LAN and WAN network managers, system administrators and network engineers who work with SNMP.

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The most complete, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of SNMP, for all LAN, WAN, and Internet (TCP/IP) networking professionals.Total SNMP begins with a detailed overview of the field of network management, including current trends, and then introduces the theory, history and major components of SNMP. It provides detailed introductions to the Structure of Management Information (SMI) and Management Information Bases (MIBs) in both SNMP v1 and v2. Next, it revisits the SNMP Reference Model and then explains how SNMP has actually been implemented. The book introduces SNMP development and support tools, network management stations, agents, and a variety of implementation issues. Finally, it covers new enhancements to SNMP, including standard APIs such as WinSNMP and SNMP++, Desktop Management Task Force standards, Web-based management, distributed objects, expert systems, and more.All LAN and WAN network managers, system administrators and network engineers who work with SNMP.

Product Details

• Paperback: 642 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2 Sub edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136469949
• ISBN-13: 978-0136469940
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,199,766 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste time!, September 25, 2000

By A Customer

I bought this book thinking that it would provide some new insite into SNMP and all it contains is basically a rehash of publicly available documents on the internet with little additional insite into the world of SNMP. Save your money!

2.0 out of 5 stars Worthless Index, December 30, 2002

By	Richard Reynolds (San Francsico, CA USA) - See all my reviews

The book is ok for someone trying to implement a manager or agent but the index is totally worthless.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best "How to write a MIB" book out there!, November 8, 2001

By	netman4u (Springfield, MA USA) - See all my reviews

Writing MIBs can be a daunting task and there is not much information out there on how to do it, except for the cryptic RFCs. This book lays out what is in a MIB from top to bottom and gives the syntax and examples for writing one along the way. I read Understanding SNMP MIBs, the highly rated counterpart to this book and guess what...I DID NOT UNDERSTAND MIBs after reading it! This book explains it in a more straight forward manner.