Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] Ethereal dissector for SNMP traps?

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:12:41 -0800
> Does ethereal properly dissect SNMP traps?

I think they have the same syntax as other SNMP packets, so it *should*
be able to dissect them *if* it recognizes them.

> I used the snmptrap utility which comes with
> UCD SNMP to send a trap to my workstation.
> Ethereal seemed to pick it up, but just as UDP.

It sounds as if it's not even recognizing it as SNMP, and, as such,
isn't even trying to dissect it.

>From what UDP port number was the trap packet sent, and to which port
was it sent?  It *should* be recognizing as SNMP any packets sent to or
from port 161, which is the standard SNMP port.