What does the "snmpget -v2c -c sysName.0" command do?

Poll a router or switch's SNMP agent (UDP 161). 'snmpwalk -v2c -c ' returns the whole system group.

Host services

snmpget -v2c -c <community> <ip> sysName.0

Poll a router or switch's SNMP agent (UDP 161). 'snmpwalk -v2c -c <community> <ip>' returns the whole system group.

Works on: PC, Server, Printer, NASMode: shell

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What does the "snmpget -v2c -c <community> <ip> sysName.0" command do?

Poll a router or switch's SNMP agent (UDP 161). 'snmpwalk -v2c -c <community> <ip>' returns the whole system group.

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