[mrtg] Re: could use snmp help for a beginner

Mike Starkweather mstark at primary.net
Fri Jul 30 02:51:51 MEST 1999


Raymond,

This looks like a simple CFG file error.  At face value it is saying that
your directory for this target does not exist.  You need to create the
directory since MRTG will not.  The directory will be "Workdir"/"Target
Directory".

However the message was strange enough I am wondering if an asterisk in the
community string is not causing a problem.  Try running without the asterisk
and see if MRTG is happier, that is if the directory does exist.

Finally, verify connectivity with the target device outside MRTG if you are
uncertain whether you can contact it.

1.  Ping the device
2.  SNMPSTATUS (UCD SNMP package) or SNMPUTIL WALK (NT Res Kit) the device

Good luck,

Mike Starkweather
-----Original Message-----
From: ray at lctn.k12.mn.us <ray at lctn.k12.mn.us>
To: mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch <mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch>
Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 12:25 PM
Subject: [mrtg] could use snmp help for a beginner


>I am not sure of myself when trying to gain snmp information. I copied
>a script to monitor the cpu on my router. I have mrtg 2.7.2 with the
>cfg file in mrtg-2.7.2 directory and a router directory off of my
>wwwroot. You can see the command I issued and the error I am getting by
>going to te following url. I could use someone with some patience to
>correspond with me for a bit.
>
>Thanks for any help
>
>
>http://207.229.210.10/errors/errorfile.html
>
>Raymond
>
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