Re: snmpv2 Will it flood us or be slow

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 >   On the contrary, snmpv2 provides very detailed control over who
 >   tells what to whom.  It is up to the network management crew
 >   to set up an effective chain of command.

I wish I could share your optimism.

My view of V2 is that it is more like the Social Security
Administration -- an administrative nightmare that has far more
administrative framework that is reasonable to do a simple job.

Yes, it *can* work if all the gears are clean and oiled and if every
angel on the head of every pin is exactly in place and singing exactly
in tune.

My concern is that the management of SNMPv2 itself will turn out to be
painfully large; that a significant part of the work of managing a
network will be used to manage the management system.

Indeed, I have substantial concerns that SNMPv2 party mib
misconfigurations and mis-implementations will result in a overall
*decrease* in network stability.

I have already seen network gear fail because of SNMPv1 implementation
bugs.  So I am not optimimistic.

			--karl--