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SNMP Service Files

For your convenience and as a possible aid in troubleshooting, Table 10.3 contains a list of the SNMP - associated files provided as part of the Microsoft Windows 2000 SNMP service.

Table 10.3 SNMP Service Files

File Name Description
Wsnmp32.dll, Mgmtapi.dll Windows 2000–based SNMP manager APIs. Listen for manager requests and send the requests to and receive responses from SNMP agents.
Mib.bin Installed with the SNMP service and used by the Management API (Mgmtapi.dll). Maps text-based object names to numerical object identifiers.
Snmp.exe SNMP agent service. A master (proxy) agent. Accepts manager program requests and forwards the requests to the appropriate extension-subagent DLL for processing.
Snmptrap.exe A background process. Receives SNMP traps from the SNMP agent and forwards them to the SNMP Management API on the management console. Starts only when the SNMP manager API receives a manager request for traps.

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