Apple has publicly committed to the support of SNMP as a strategic protocol for network management. As you will be able to see from examination for the Macintosh System MIB, Apple has take the standard fully to heart and extended the MIB definition well beyond just network management. With the MacSNMP software and Macintosh System agent it becomes possible for SNMP consoles to query Macintosh computers about numbers and types of installed NuBus cards, free disk space, printer driver version numbers, etc. Because of the extendible design of the MacSNMP architecture, we hope that you too will start writing SNMP agents for your applications, extensions and drivers.
This folder contains the MacSNMP developer's kit. It has all the interface files, documentation and demo and test software that are necessary to start development of SNMP agents for the MacSNMP architecture. At present CD-ROM is the only means of delivery of the MacSNMP developer's kit; there is no separate product number for ordering for APDA. Product marketing has taken the decision of targeting as many of Apple's key developers by opting for electronic distribution on CD-ROM.
NOTE: This kit does NOT contain information on how to develop a transport interface module or an SNMP proxy for MacSNMP. This information is available on request from the SNMP evangelist Garry Hornbuckle @ HORNBUCKLE1
In order to install a working SNMP client on your Macintosh, you need to install the AppleTalk Connection and/or TCP/IP Connection product software, which contain the latest version of AppleTalk and MacTCP software and the new MacSNMP software. The AppleTalk Connection software is included in the "AppleTalk Software and Dev." folder on this CD-ROM. Developers interested in TCP/IP SNMP development are encouraged to purchase a copy of the TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh or get the TCP/IP software from E•T•O.
The AppleTalk MIB (RFC 1243), the TCP/IP MIB (RFC 1213), and the Macintosh System MIB are included in the "AppleTalk Admin." folder in the "AppleTalk Software and Dev." folder.
If you should decide to start writing an SNMP agent, please take the time to inform the SNMP evangelist Garry Hornbuckle @ HORNBUCKLE1 of this fact, sending him information of the scope and type of agent you are doing.
