[mrtg] Super SNMP novice. Trying hard to understand.

[Chris]

Alright I'v gotten pretty far with google and the crappy sites I have found.
Perhaps I am not reading the correct material or I'm just getting things in
bits and piece and in the wrong order.  I think I need O Reilies SNMP book.
Anyway can someone explain to me like I am a 4 year old retarded girl, or
send me to a web site that explains things like I know nothing of computers
because I have become utterly confused.  I am trying to do some simple SNMP
monitor of W2K servers and Linux alike.  http://www.wtcs.org/snmp4tpc/ has
helped a bit but confused as much as it's helped.  I am trying to understand
the difference between OID's and MIB's.  I want to monitor IIS specifically
right now.  I got this cute little program Getif, trying to find the OID's?
for IIS but I get very little information, seems less then I should have.
This is how I understand it.  I got SNMP installed running etc.  Everything
on the system has a specific OID that I can monitor?  Then ya got these MIB
files over here at those do what and go where?  Do I upload the MIB to some
place on the server I want to monitor extra things?  Say a MIB for IIS that
the SNMP service loads when it starts and then when I do a Getif on it or
snmpwalk I should see the OID's for IIS, anon connects, ftp etc?  If your
gonna flame just like give me some yes or no if I'm way off or sorta got the
idea or should just quit my job?  Thanks a thousand times in advanced!


Thank You,

Chris D.
Network Security
Mendo Link, LLC

"An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth  A Pound Of Cure."
Om Namo Narayanaya

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