[Nagiosplug-help] check_hpjd plugin for Nagios

[Chris Robertson]

The SNMP community is something of a misnomer, it's actually the password
used to authenticate to the device when you run your query.  By default HP
printers don't have a community set, to change it you can telnet to the IP
address of the printer and "set-cmnty-name <your community>".
 
HTH
Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Spigle [mailto:erik-spigle at mihlfeld.com]
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 8:36 AM
To: nagiosplug-help at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Nagiosplug-help] check_hpjd plugin for Nagios


Greetings
 
I am attempting to use the check_hpjd plugin for nagios and am coming up
with no luck at all.  I have tried a few of our printers with various model
JetDirect servers.  I am currently just testing the plugin alone at the
command prompt and I get this response back:
 
Timeout: No response from 192.168.0.91
 
This is using the -H swich to specify host, and I've toyed around with the
-C switch, which I think is my problem.  Querying help says that -C is to
specify The SNMP community name.  I have absolutely no clue what that is.  I
know the printer is up and find as it pings fine.  I need a little help as
to what exactly the -C switch is to be directed at.
 
Thanks!
 
Erik

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