Enabling bsnmpd on FreeBSD 1. Log in to your FreeBSD auth1 DNS server (auth1.grpX.dns.nsrc.org) 2. Edit (as root) /etc/snmpd.config, and change the following settings: Change: From this To this -------------------------------------------------------------------- location := "Room 200" location := "NSRC Workshop" contact := "sysmeister@example.com" contact := "me@example.com" read := "public" read := "NetManage" write := "geheim" # write := "geheim" trap := "mytrap" trap := "NetManage" Save the file and exit the editor. 3. Enable bsnmpd in /etc/rc.conf $ sudo vi /etc/rc.conf # Add this bsnmpd_enable="YES" Save the file and exit the editor. 4. Start snmpd $ sudo service bsnmpd start 5. Test from your virtual pc (pcX.ws.nsrc.org) that you can access the FreeBSD SNMP agent: $ snmpstatus -v 2c -c NetManage auth1.grpX.dns.nsrc.org