[clug-talk] OT: Cisco SNMP Question - Resolved

[Johnny Stork]

When I saw the "@" in that community string below I thought it might be 
more than the actual community name and it works if I wrap it in quotes.

snmpwalk -c 'sq@!4$' -v 1 192.168.110.254


Sorry for the mistaken post :)

Johnny Stork wrote:
> I am trying to poll (snmpwalk) a Cisco router (for a monitoring 
> application running on a Linux server)and have been given only the 
> information
>
> "Here's the existing string: snmp-server community sq@!4$ RO"
>
> which is not clear to me, not being familiar with IOS or Cisco router 
> management.
>
> If I portscan the router, I dont see port 161 or 162 being open:
>
> Not shown: 1674 closed ports
> PORT     STATE SERVICE
> 22/tcp   open  ssh
> 23/tcp   open  telnet
> 443/tcp  open  https
> 1720/tcp open  H.323/Q.931
> 2000/tcp open  callbook
> 5060/tcp open  sip
>
>
> And so running snmpwalk does not return anything:
>
> root at dev:~# snmpwalk -c community -v 1 192.168.110.254
>
>
> And I assume by the info I was given below, the read-only community 
> name is "community" or maybe "sq"
>
> When I requested from the "CIsco guy" to enable snmp polling from a 
> specific server, and with the community string "public" I was given this:
>
> "Here's the existing string: snmp-server community sq@!4$ RO"
>
> -----------
>
> Are there any Cisco people that could help me understand the meaning 
> of this line, and what I should be asking the "Cisco guy" in order to 
> enable snmp polling against the/any Cisco router from a specific  IP?
>

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Johnny Stork


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