Re: Problems with the module Net::SNMP

If I remember correctly, creating a session doesn't actually start communication with the target device, so the error value of creating the session is not telling you if the device is turned on or not.
You have to actually do a get() or something and wait for a timeout to deal with down devices.

andyford
or non-Perl: Andy Ford

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Re^2: Problems with the module Net::SNMP by tolyan77 (Novice) on Nov 07, 2006 at 11:48 UTC
Set an example	[reply]
Re^3: Problems with the module Net::SNMP by andyford (Curate) on Nov 07, 2006 at 14:56 UTC
In the Net::SNMP documentation they make a great example: 1. Blocking SNMPv1 get-request for sysUpTime This assumes that your printers implement the sysUpTime OID. If not then you might use sysDescr or something else. Device Dependent! andyford or non-Perl: Andy Ford	[reply]