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- From: rfrink@meaddata.com (Rick Frink)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.snmp
- Subject: Re: Standard MIB object ?
- Date: 3 Jan 1993 23:45:01 GMT
- Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
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- References: <1goqabINN84h@meaddata.meaddata.com> <1992Dec17.235732.25543@kalpana.com>
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- In article <1992Dec17.235732.25543@kalpana.com>, johnb@kalpana.com (John Bartas) writes:
- |> In article <1goqabINN84h@meaddata.meaddata.com> rfrink@meaddata.com (Rick Frink) writes:
- |> > Why isn't the object 'collisions' part of either MIB I/II ? It seems
- |> > very basic, yet essential. ( If collisions is not relevant, then either
- |> > populate with something similar or nothing ).
- |> >
- |>
- |> Back in the Mid '80s a bunch of us at Wollongong (at the time) set about
- |> collecting the list of variables to be part of the 1st general
- |> purpose SNMP MIB. One of the requirements for the items related to
- |> the interface was that they be generic to all interfaces as much as
- |> possible. Collisions are meaningfull on ethernet, but not on many
- |> other media. In the years since then I've implmented many agents, and
- |> about 50% of the if table devices turn out to be ethernet. I guess you
- |> could debate if one should implement a variable that only applies
- |> about half the time, but keep in mind that we didn't know how long
- |> ethernet would be popular as a media (we were also using token ring
- |> and fiber). Even with hindsight, I think it was the right decision.
- |>
- |> You should also note that MIB-II allows for extensions to the if
- |> Table via the "ifSpecific" object. There is an ethernet MIB which maps
- |> into that which, I assume, includes collision counts.
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- By the way, does Kalpana implement the Ethernet MIB or something similar ?
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- |>
- |>
- |> >Rick Frink (513) 865-1645
- |> >Mead Data Central Telecomm/Campus Networks
- |> >P.O. Box 933 rfrink@meaddata.com
- |> >Dayton, Ohio 45401 ...!uunet!meaddata!rfrink
- |> >
- |>
- |> ======================================================================
- |> John Bartas | Disclaimer - I don't speak for Kalpana
- |> Pricipal Software Engineer | in any official capacity. I'm just
- |> Kalpana, Inc. (408)988-1600x141 | an employee who reads the net.
- |>
- |> "We have met the enemy, and he is us." -Pogo
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- Rick Frink (513) 865-1645
- Mead Data Central Telecomm/Campus Networks
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- Dayton, Ohio 45401 ...!uunet!meaddata!rfrink
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