Re: snmpset command help

["Satheesh Kumar. N.K" <nksk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

SNMP security in its basic form involves an SNMP community
name only. There's no password etc.

However, there are related specs like secure SNMP which I'm
not much aware of.

cheers
Satheesh

Ramesh wrote:

> hi all,
>
> i am going to use this snmpset command in my mini snmp manager program
> to manage some devices. now i have a doubt. i found in the man page
> examples that by giving the community name a private we can able to
> access the device to change settings. then what about the security..
> there is no need of passwd r what. suppose if anybody know the IP
> address and the community name can able to set the device r what. if not
> then where to give the passwd for this command line utility snmpset......
>
> can anybody help me....
>
> ramesh.
>
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