SNMP working - only partially

**padapa** · April 13th, 2012

I am running Ubuntu 11.04 and I just have one configuration issue to overcome.

If I run:
snmpwalk -c public -v2c xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx system

I get a good response like this:
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: ModuleLite1000 Agt.6.04 SC-450
SNMPv2-MIB::sysObjectID.0 = OID: SNMPv2-SMI::zeroDotZero
DISMAN-EVENT-MIB::sysUpTimeInstance = Timeticks: (68246112) 7 days, 21:34:21.12
SNMPv2-MIB::sysContact.0 = STRING: default contact name
SNMPv2-MIB::sysName.0 = STRING: defaultName
SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation.0 = STRING: defaultLocation
SNMPv2-MIB::sysServices.0 = INTEGER: 79

If I try to access a single OID value like this
snmpwalk -c public -v2c xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 1.3.6.1.4.1.15291.1.3.3.1.1.31

I get this failing response:
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.15291.1.3.3.1.1.31 = No Such Object available on this agent at this OID

*** However, the same command works on my MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard) without any issues, so I know the remote devices are ok, but my Ubuntu configuration is not. ***

What is missing?
Where do I look in my Ubuntu server to fix this???

Help somebody!

**padapa** · April 16th, 2012

I double checked and I am running 10.04, not 11.04. I am doing an upgrade to 10.10 to see if that clears the issue.

**padapa** · April 17th, 2012

I have upgraded from 10.04 through 11.10 without any change in the symptoms. I am upgrading to 12.04, but I installed a VM of it on my Macbook and it fails the same way.

I also loaded a copy of Fedora 16 in a VM on my Macbook and it works flawlessly. I may have to switch to Fedora, but I much prefer Ubuntu.

Please help me figure out what the configuration difference is.

Thanks

padapa

**padapa** · April 18th, 2012

Oh well, The issues appears to be a configuration issue somewhere in the bowels of Ubuntu. The snmp.conf and snmpd.conf files are nearly the same, so I'm not sure where else to look, but this I know, I can't wait, so I will have to move forward with Fedora or CentOS instead.

So much for community support ...

seems more like community abandonment.