snmp_send(3)

1SNMP_API(3)                        Net-SNMP                        SNMP_API(3)
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NAME

6       snmp_sess_init,  snmp_open, snmp_send, snmp_free_pdu, snmp_select_info,
7       snmp_read,  snmp_timeout,  snmp_close,  snmp_perror,  snmp_sess_perror,
8       snmp_error, snmp_api_errstring - send and receive SNMP messages
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SYNOPSIS

11       #include <net-snmp/session_api.h>
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13       void snmp_sess_init ( struct snmp_session * );
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15       struct snmp_session * snmp_open ( struct snmp_session *);
16              /* Input parameter not used in active sessions */
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18       int snmp_send ( struct snmp_session *session,
19              struct snmp_pdu *pdu );
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21       int snmp_select_info ( int *numfds, fd_set *fdset,
22              struct timeval *timeout, int *block );
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24       void snmp_read ( fd_set *fdset );
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26       void snmp_timeout ( void );
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28       int snmp_close ( struct snmp_session *session );
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30       void snmp_free_pdu ( struct snmp_pdu *pdu );
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32       void snmp_error ( struct snmp_session *session,
33              int *pcliberr, int *psnmperr, char **pperrstring );
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35       char *snmp_api_errstring ( int snmperr );
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37       void snmp_perror ( char * msg );
38              /* for parsing errors only */
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40       void snmp_sess_perror (char * msg, struct snmp_session *);
41              /* all other SNMP library errors */
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DESCRIPTION

44       Snmp_sess_init  prepares  a  struct snmp_session that sources transport
45       characteristics and common information that will be used for a  set  of
46       SNMP transactions.  After this structure is passed to snmp_open to cre‐
47       ate an SNMP session, the structure is not used.
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49       Snmp_open returns a  pointer  to  a  newly-formed  struct  snmp_session
50       object,  which  the  application  must use to reference the active SNMP
51       session.
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53       Snmp_send and snmp_free_pdu each take as input a pointer  to  a  struct
54       snmp_pdu  object.  This structure contains information that describes a
55       transaction that will be performed over an open session.
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57       Consult snmp_api.h for the definitions of these structures.
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59       Snmp_read, snmp_select_info, and snmp_timeout provide an interface  for
60       the  use  of  the  select(2)  system call so that SNMP transactions can
61       occur asynchronously.
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63       Snmp_select_info is given the information that would have  been  passed
64       to select in the absence of SNMP.  For example, this might include win‐
65       dow update information.  This information is modified so that SNMP will
66       get  the  service  it  requires from the call to select.  In this case,
67       numfds, fdset, and timeout correspond to the nfds, readfds, and timeout
68       arguments  to select, respectively.  The only exception is that timeout
69       must always point to an allocated (but  perhaps  uninitialized)  struct
70       timeval.   If  timeout  would have been passed as NULL, block is set to
71       true, and timeout is treated as undefined.  This same rule applies upon
72       return from snmp_select_info.
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74       After  calling  snmp_select_info,  select  is  called with the returned
75       data.  When select returns, snmp_read should be called with the  fd_set
76       returned  from  select  to  read  each  SNMP socket that has input.  If
77       select times out, snmp_timeout should be called to see if  the  timeout
78       was intended for SNMP.
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DIAGNOSTICS

81       Previous versions of the library used snmp_get_errno to read the global
82       variable snmp_errno which may have held the  error  status  within  the
83       SNMP  library.   The  existing method snmp_perror should be used to log
84       ASN.1 coding errors only.
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86       The new method snmp_sess_perror is  provided  to  capture  errors  that
87       occur   during   the   processing   of   a   particular  SNMP  session.
88       Snmp_sess_perror calls snmp_error function to obtain  the  "C"  library
89       error  errno  ,  the  SNMP library error snmperr , and the SNMP library
90       detailed error message that is associated with an error  that  occurred
91       during a given session.
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93       Note  that  in  all cases except one, snmp_sess_perror should be handed
94       the  struct  snmp_session  *  pointer  returned  from  snmp_open.    If
95       snmp_open  returns a null pointer, pass the INPUT struct snmp_session *
96       pointer used to call snmp_open.
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98       Error return status from  snmp_close  and  snmp_send  is  indicated  by
99       return  of  0.   A successful status will return a 1 for snmp_close and
100       the request id of the packet for  snmp_send.   Upon  successful  return
101       from snmp_send the pdu will be freed by the library.
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103       Consult  snmp_api.h  for the complete set of SNMP library error values.
104       The SNMP library error value snmperr can be one of the  following  val‐
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107         SNMPERR_GENERR           A generic error occurred.
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109         SNMPERR_BAD_LOCPORT      The  local  port  was  bad  because  it  had
110                                  already been  allocated  or  permission  was
111                                  denied.
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113         SNMPERR_BAD_ADDRESS      The  host name or address given was not use‐
114                                  able.
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116         SNMPERR_BAD_SESSION      The specified session was not open.
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118         SNMPERR_TOO_LONG
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120         SNMPERR_NO_SOCKET
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122         SNMPERR_V2_IN_V1
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124         SNMPERR_V1_IN_V2
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126         SNMPERR_BAD_REPEATERS
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128         SNMPERR_BAD_REPETITIONS
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130         SNMPERR_BAD_ASN1_BUILD
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132         SNMPERR_BAD_SENDTO
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134         SNMPERR_BAD_PARSE
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136         SNMPERR_BAD_VERSION
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138         SNMPERR_NOAUTH_DESPRIV
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140         SNMPERR_ABORT
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142         SNMPERR_UNKNOWN_PDU
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144         SNMPERR_TIMEOUT
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146       A string  representation  of  the  error  code  can  be  obtained  with
147       snmp_api_errstring,  and  a standard error message may be printed using
148       snmp_perror that functions like the perror standard routine.
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