Whats the difference between SNMPv1, SNMPv2 and SNMPv3?
What’s the difference between SNMPv2 and SNMPv2c? ———————————————— A full description is probably beyond the scope of this FAQ. Very briefly, the original protocol and admin framework was described in RFCs 1155-1157, and is now known as SNMPv1. Practical experience showed up various problems and deficiencies with this, and a number of revised frameworks were developed to try and address these problems. Unfortunately, it proved difficult to achieve any sort of agreement – particularly over the details of the administrative framework to use. There was less disagreement over the proposed changes to the protocol operations. These included: * increasing the range of errors that could be reported * introducing “exception values” (so a single missing value didn’t affect the other varbinds in the same request) * a new GETBULK operation (a supercharged GETNEXT) * new notification PDUs (closer in structure to the other request PDUs) Strictly speaking, it’s this re
