snmp

Why is SNMP usually run over UDP and not TCP/IP?

UDP is actually expected to work better than TCP in lossy networks (or congested networks). TCP is far better at transferring large quantities of data, but when the network fails it’s more likely that UDP will get through. (in fact, I recently did a study testing this and it found that SNMP over UDP succeeded … Read more

How to implement SNMP in python?

If I was in your shoes, I’d read briefly on the subject e.g. how SNMP is designed and how it is typically used. Then I’d try to use ready-made code snippets in hope that they fulfill your immediate need. Once you progress in getting better understanding of the technology and being able asking more concrete … Read more