Platform SDK: Network Management

System Files for SNMP

The following table describes the principal files that relate to the SNMP service.

Filename Description
DHCPMIB.DLL Extension agent DLL that implements the Microsoft-defined DHCP MIB. Installed only on DHCP servers, and not available on Windows NT 3.1.
EVNTAGNT.DLL SNMP DLL that translates event logs into SNMP traps; also known as the SNMP event translator.
HOSTMIB.DLL Extension agent DLL that implements the Host Resources MIB.
LMMIB2.DLL Extension agent DLL that implements LAN Manager MIB-II.
MGMTAPI.DLL Microsoft Windows 2000-based SNMP Management API library. This API allows SNMP manager applications to "listen" for SNMP manager requests, and send requests to and receive responses from SNMP agents.
MIB.BIN Compiled MIB information used by MGMTAPI.DLL.
SNMP.EXE SNMP service. This is the master agent that receives SNMP requests and delivers them to the appropriate extension agent DLL.
SNMPAPI.DLL SNMP utilities DLL used by SNMP extension agent DLLs and manager applications. This DLL contains a framework for developing extension agent DLLs.
SNMPSNAP.DLL SNMP configuration application that is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in component. The snap-in adds several pages to the SNMP Service Properties sheet. For more information, see the online help for the SNMP service.
SNMPTRAP.EXE SNMP trap service. Receives SNMP traps and forwards them to SNMP manager applications.
WINSMIB.DLL Extension agent DLL that implements the Microsoft-defined WINS MIB. Installed only on WINS servers, and not available on Windows NT 3.1.
WSNMP32.DLL Microsoft Windows 2000-based WinSNMP API library. This API allows SNMP manager applications to "listen" for SNMP manager requests, and send requests to and receive responses from SNMP agents.

For additional information, see The SNMP Management Information Base (MIB). (You can also refer to the Windows NT/Windows 2000 Resource Kit.)