Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Ethereal installation: NET-SNMP with HP Openview

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:51:37 -0700
On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 10:48:19AM -0400, Gagne, Philippe wrote:
> During Ethereal installtion I got thoses messages. Please tell me what to
> do!
> WARNING:
>     The <TWWglb12u> package "Glib Library, (Usr)" is a
>     prerequisite package and should be installed. Allowable
>     instances include (in order of  preference:) 
>           (sparc) 1.2.8,REV=1

	...

> We did install ZLIB, GLIB and GTK+

Yes, but did you install The Written Word's binary packages of Zlib,
GLib, and GTK+?  I assume that's the "TWW" in those package names refers
to The Written Word; presumably, if you're installing The Written Word's
binary package of Ethereal, it requires that *their* binary packages of
Zlib, GLib, GTK+, etc. are installed.

If you have installed their binary packages, ask them for help.

> BIG QUESTIONS:
> I'm installing Ethereal on HP Openview Network Node Manager server which is
> Bell Mobility tool to support our data network. I am afraid installing UCD
> (Net) SNMP agent over HP Openview installation may corrupt the server. This
> server is very critical for our companie.
>  
> My questions: Can it be installed without affecting the actual HP SNMP agent
> installed on my platform? Considering the actual SNMP agent installed on my
> computer, is there any precautions I need to take prior to do Net-SNMP
> installation? Can I just install needed SNMP libraries without installing
> the entire Net_SNMP agent?

I don't know.

If you're installing a binary package of UCD SNMP, you'd have to ask
whoever produced the binary package:

	whether you can install the libraries without installing the
	agent;

	if not, whether installing the agent will just put the binary
	for the agent in some directory or will configure the system to
	run the agent (or otherwise get in the way of an existing SNMP
	agent);

	if it configures the system to run the agent, whether you can
	install the UCD SNMP package without causing problems for
	existing SNMP agents on the machine.