On 11/28/2011 2:13 PM, Steve Clark wrote: > Hello, > > Can someone explain why I don't get a timeout when I use the community string "public" even if I don't have it > defined in my snmpd.conf file. It doesn't return data but it also doesn't timeout. See example below. > ... > rocommunity nobody 127.0.0.1 > ... > > [root at L703108 pgsql]# snmpwalk -v 1 -c public 127.0.0.1 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1 ifMIB > > [root at L703108 pgsql]# snmpwalk -v 1 -c xyz 127.0.0.1 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1 ifMIB > Timeout: No Response from 127.0.0.1 > > [root at L703108 pgsql]# snmpwalk -v 1 -c nobody 127.0.0.1 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1 ifMIB > IF-MIB::ifIndex.1 = INTEGER: 1 > IF-MIB::ifIndex.2 = INTEGER: 2 > IF-MIB::ifIndex.3 = INTEGER: 3 > IF-MIB::ifIndex.4 = INTEGER: 4 > IF-MIB::ifIndex.5 = INTEGER: 5 > IF-MIB::ifIndex.6 = INTEGER: 6 > ... > > > The default /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf file comes with this line at the top: com2sec local localhost public Comment it out, service snmpd reload, and you'll no longer have the problem. -- Corey Henderson http://cormander.com/