[mrtg] Re: Help?

[Larry Sheldon]

> On 23-Mar-2000 M.Giles wrote:
> > Anyhow.. can any of you guys help me with this small problem ..
> > I "think" the problem is in the communities.. as I dont know what
> > they are..
> > any one?
> > [root at mr_bumpy run]# ./cfgmaker  public\@192.168.100.1 >> mrtg.cfg
> > SNMP Error:
> > receiving response PDU: Connection refused
> 
>                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> There is no SNMP agent running on that router; or the SNMP agent is
> somehow protected via ACLs or a firewall.

I think there is no agent--an ACL or firewall would get a different error,
I think,  (I disremember the details, but in my mind "connection refused"
is proof positive that you got to the destination, and the destination said
"go away, I don't have an agent active on the destination port".)
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