I have several Windows Server 2008 64-bit VMs that I monitor with MRTG. All of them are working except one - it doesn't respond to anything on port 161. Funny thing, initially it worked, and then ...

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a necessary tool for every network administrator. You can easily configure it with just a few commands. SNMP is still the most popular way to monitor ...

Adam is the author of the AdamtheAutomator.com blog, and works as a Microsoft systems administrator specializing in the Microsoft System Center suite and PowerShell automation. SNMPv1, the original ...

Chances are you’ve heard about network protocol in the past but likely have little idea of what it is all about. For sure right now, we can say that there are different types of network protocols ...

Attackers are increasingly abusing devices configured to publicly respond to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) requests over the Internet to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks. This ...

Nagios has been around since 2002 and is considered stable software. It is in use by the likes of American Public Media, JP Morgan Chase and Yahoo, just to name a few. It is an enterprise-level ...

Lock IT Down: Don’t allow SNMP to compromise network security Your email has been sent Discover how SNMP can make your network vulnerable to attack SNMP provides an easy way for administrators to get ...

The security of Simple Network Management Protocol services was thrown into doubt last week by a warning that hundreds of hardware and software products with built-in support for SNMP are vulnerable ...

Attackers are increasingly abusing devices configured to publicly respond to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) requests over the Internet to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks. This ...