Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 15:06:55 -0500 From: "Stephen P. Cravey" <cravey@gotbrains.org> To: Matthew Seaman <matthew@cryptosphere.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote monitoring system variables? Message-ID: <20040519150655.3a3f50f1.cravey@gotbrains.org> In-Reply-To: <20040519101820.GE24928@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <20040517183242.192ead9f.clists@gotbrains.org> <20040518123643.GB46147@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <20040518162039.13f46501.cravey@gotbrains.org> <20040519101820.GE24928@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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Fortunately, this is for data analysis and not administration. As such, I only need read access to this data. I would consider write access a serious security problem. :) Thanks. -Stephen On Wed, 19 May 2004 11:18:20 +0100 Matthew Seaman <matthew@cryptosphere.com> wrote: > On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 04:20:39PM -0500, Stephen P. Cravey wrote: > > I was afraid of that. I'll look more closely into the SNMP MIBS to > > see how much of what I need is available. The Issue I have with > > scripting SNMP is that the OID numbers for custom scrips seem to be > > dependant on how many scripts you are running. I'll verify that, but > > it looks like I may be writing some code to handle encrypted (or at > > least obfuscated) transmission of sysctl and ipfw data over an > > authenticated network connection. > > Never could decide myself if the concept of read/write access to the > sysctl MIB tree via SNMP was "way cool" or "run away, screaming!" > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > Savill Way > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow > Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH > UK >
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