It depends on your objectives - if this is a one-time request for simple info, your Net-SNMP approach is fine.

If, this is a development effort to monitor or modify device parameters with dependencies on various factors - this needs programming, and Net::SNMP, though not the friendliest, is very powerful.

You could try SNMP::Simple, although the author recommends against it being a starting point. If you just ineed Interface info, Net::SNMP::Interfaces works great.

On request, I'm willing to share code that uses SNMP (perL) for monitoring switches, getting ARP info, and diagnose Spanning-tree issues.

     "For every complex problem, there is a simple answer ... and it is wrong." --H.L. Mencken

In reply to Re: Best module(s) for SNMP? by NetWallah
in thread Best module(s) for SNMP? by splinky

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