[ntp:questions] SNMP support

David J Taylor david-taylor at blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this-bit.co.uk
Mon Dec 10 16:18:44 UTC 2007


Heiko Gerstung wrote:
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> People often tend to say that NTPQ already offers all they need, but
> the core idea behind SNMP (IMHO) is that you need only one piece of
> software to monitor your routers, servers, printers, coffee machines
> and, yes, time servers.
> Since SNMP is to network monitoring what NTP is to network time
> synchronization (the de facto standard protocol), it is time to
> enable NTP to provide an SNMP interface.
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> Cheers,
>  Heiko

This sounds excellent - more power to your elbow (as we say).

Cheers,
David 





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