Learning Python Networking - Second Edition
by José Manuel Ortega, Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker, Sam Washington
The SNMP
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application layer protocol that facilitates the exchange of management information between network devices. This protocol is part of the set of TCP/IP protocols and allows administrators to manage performance, find and solve problems, and plan the future growth of the network.
SNMP is used to monitor and control the status of devices connected to the internet, especially routers, although it can be used in any type of host that allows the snmpd process to be executed. SNMP operates at the application level using the TCP/IP transport protocol, so it ignores the specific aspects of the hardware on which it operates. The management is carried out at the IP level, so you can control ...
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