Simple Network Management Protocol |
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 |
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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. |