Re: Query on SNMP Error Fields
"Randy Presuhn" <randy_presuhn@mindspring.com> Fri, 14 May 2010 18:28 UTC
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Subject: Re: Query on SNMP Error Fields
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Hi - > From: "deepak rajaram" <deepak.rajaram@gmail.com> > To: <ietf@ietf.org> > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 4:18 AM > Subject: Query on SNMP Error Fields ... > While the SNMP RFC(1157/2571/SNMPv3) mentions the behavior of "Error Status" > and "Error Index" field as "will be set in the response" and the value of > these fields in all set/get/getnext request is zero, It does not mention if > it is *mandatory* for these fields to have zero in set/get/getnext. Could > these fields be modifiable in set/get/getnext. As the comments in the ASN.1 say, the values of these two fields are sometimes ignored. In my opinion it would be legal but unwise to use non-zero values in those requests. Some over-zealous implementor's code might actually check for zero, and you'd be in the position of explaining why your implementation doesn't interoperate with deployed systems. Be conservative in what you send... Likewise, if your implementation checks those values in any situation other than the situations spelled out in the specifications, you could also find yourself explaining why your implementation doesn't interoperate with deployed systems. Be liberal in what you accept.... Randy Randy
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