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SNMPGET(1)                                        Net-SNMP                                        SNMPGET(1)



NAME
       snmpget - communicates with a network entity using SNMP GET requests

SYNOPSIS
       snmpget [COMMON OPTIONS] [-Cf] OID [OID]...

DESCRIPTION
       snmpget  is  an SNMP application that uses the SNMP GET request to query for information on a network
       entity.  One or more object identifiers (OIDs) may be given as arguments on the command  line.   Each
       variable name is given in the format specified in variables(5).

OPTIONS
       -Cf     If  -Cf  is not specified, some applications (snmpdelta, snmpget, snmpgetnext and snmpstatus)
               will try to fix errors returned by the agent that you were talking to and resend the request.
               The  only  time  this  is  really  useful is if you specified a OID that didn't exist in your
               request and you're using SNMPv1 which requires "all or nothing" kinds of requests.

       In addition to this option, snmpget REQUIRES options and agent arguments, as described  in  the  snm-pcmd(1) snmpcmd(1)
       pcmd(1) manual page.

EXAMPLES
       The command:

           snmpget -c public zeus system.sysDescr.0

       will retrieve the variable system.sysDescr.0 from the host zeus using the community string public :

           system.sysDescr.0 = "SunOS zeus.net.cmu.edu 4.1.3_U1 1 sun4m"

       If  the  network  entity has an error processing the request packet, an error packet will be returned
       and a message will be shown, helping to pinpoint in what way the request  was  malformed.   If  there
       were other variables in the request, the request will be resent without the bad variable.

       Here  is another example. The -c and -v options are defined in the snmpcmd(1) manual page. (Note that
       system.sysUpTime is an incomplete OID, as it needs the .0 index appended to it):

           snmpget -v1 -Cf -c public localhost system.sysUpTime system.sysContact.0

       This example will return the following:

           Error in packet
           Reason: (noSuchName) There is no such variable name in this MIB.
           This name doesn't exist: system.sysUpTime

       Similarly, the command:
           snmpget -v1 -c public localhost system.sysUpTime system.sysContact.0

       Will return:

           Error in packet
           Reason: (noSuchName) There is no such variable name in this MIB.
           This name doesn't exist: system.sysUpTime

           system.sysContact.0 = STRING: root@localhost

       With the -Cf flag specified the application will not try to fix the PDU for you.

SEE ALSO
       snmpcmd(1), snmpwalk(1), variables(5).



4th Berkeley Distribution                        08 Feb 2002                                      SNMPGET(1)