Re: Request for additional object values

Bob Stewart <rlstewart@eng.xyplex.com> Thu, 17 December 1992 23:19 UTC

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From: Bob Stewart <rlstewart@eng.xyplex.com>
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In-Reply-To: "Jeremy A. Siegel"'s message of Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:10:25 -0800 <199212172210.AA09053@ktaadn.NSD.3Com.COM>
Subject: Re: Request for additional object values

>Also another question: doesn't using an enumeration integer like that 
>imply that the choices are mutually exclusive?  Is there a "recommended"
>way of dealing with the possibility that both 'hardware' (CTS/RTS) and
>XON/XOFF flow-control could be provided simultaneously (possibly even
>with pacing (ENQ/ACK) as well)?

Hmmm.  Good question.  Maybe we should wait for SNMPv2 and make this an
enumerated bit string.  Is this lack a problem in existing implementations?

	Bob