[mrtg] mrtg on a single switch won't run

[Alex van den Bogaerdt]

On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 04:27:16PM -0400, Luis Sato wrote:
> I'm trying to setup MRTG on a single 3Com 3824 with the identical SNMP setup as my other monitored 3Com switches. However, this particular switch keeps erroring out whenever I try to create the config file. The error I receive is the following:
>  
> SNMP Error:
> no response received


> Again, with the exception of the IP address, the configuration of this switch is identical to other 3Com 3824 switches that are being monitored successfully. Has anyone seen this behavior before, if so, how can it be rectified?


If you are sure, emphasis on sure, that all switches are configured exactly the same, including software/firmware, with the exception of the IP address, then the problem must be somewhere else.

Verify all IP connectivity, including any firewalls you may have.