🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Jul28.082348.1@research.ptt.nl> mschenk@research.ptt.nl (Mike Schenk +31 70 33 23926) writes:
>Since when is SNMP more secure than CMIP? SNMP is not secure at 
>all. So current SNMP based NMSs can only get information from an 
>agent. Setting variables is not implemented and therefore SNMP 
>based NMSs can only be used to monitor your network. Controlling 
>your network is out of the question (unless you want every geek 
>to control your network as well).

You aren't well informed.  SNMP has security protocols in published RFCs.
I personally have been using SNMP with those security protocols for
about 6 months.  Others have been using them for longer than that.

Setting of variables IS implemented (again, you don't know what you
are talking about) in SNMP -- one can monitor and manage in a secure
fashion without any risk of someone else controlling your network.

Do try harder to be fully informed.

>I can hardly believe that the SNMP MIB for SONET has the same 
>functionality as the CMIP MIB for SONET (or better for SDH).

Did you bother to LOOK at them ?  Obviously not.

You just ranted in an uninformed manner.  Had you looked and been
honest, you wouldn't have said the above.

>While I am absolutely certain that there is a place for SNMP I am 
>also absolutely certain that it is more appropriate to manage SS7 
>with CMIS/CMIP just because the MIB is better structured and has 
>more functionality.

Not true.  As I said before, you just aren't informed about what you
are talking about.  Into MY kill file now...