http://www.net-snmp.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Template%3AFAQ%3AApplications_25 Template:FAQ:Applications 25 - Revision history 2026-05-12T12:40:59Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.26.3 http://www.net-snmp.com/wiki/index.php?title=Template:FAQ:Applications_25&diff=3845&oldid=prev Dts12: Latest FAQ revision - preparing for 5.5 release 2009-05-28T10:40:25Z <p>Latest FAQ revision - preparing for 5.5 release</p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:40, 28 May 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l12" >Line 12:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; 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This is used to set common configuration values for most of the  
 
This is used to set common configuration values for most of the  
 
applications, to avoid having to specify them every time.  Examples
 
applications, to avoid having to specify them every time.  Examples
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include the SNMPv3 settings mentioned above, defaults for which MIBs
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are the SNMPv3 settings mentioned above, defaults for which MIBs
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to load and where from, and the default SNMP version, port and
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to load and where from (see the [[FAQ:Applications_02|second entry]]
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in this section), and the default SNMP version, port and
 
(if appropriate) the community string to use.
 
(if appropriate) the community string to use.
   Exception encountered, of type "Error"