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Introduction

NMIS is heavily dependant on NMIS for collecting information.  If you are having some sort of SNMP configuration or connectivity issues, one of the easiest things to do is to run an SNMPWALK command from the Unix shell.

Using Shell Access to do an SNMPWALK

To do this, SSH to your NMIS server, it is important to do this from the NMIS server itself because it ensures that any access control you have from Firewalls or other security controls is part of the testing.

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If you are using SNMPv3, have a look at the WIKI article on SNMPv3 and Cisco Devices.

Using the NMIS GUI to do SNMP WALK

Access the SNMP Tool

Access the SNMP Tool from the menu "Network Tools -> SNMP Tool"

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Select a Node and MIB to Check

Select the node you wish to test, and you can select a MIB from the list or enter an OID or mib name in the box.

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Review the Results

See what happened.

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