3 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index dd229a96..67428797 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ This file documents the major additions and syntax changes between releases.
         The check_http -S/--ssl option now allows for specifying the desired
           protocol with a "+" suffix to also accept newer versions
         check_users: add support for range thresholds (John C. Frickson)
+        check_snmp: add ipv6 support (abrist)
 
         FIXES
         Let check_real terminate lines with CRLF when talking to the server, as
diff --git a/THANKS.in b/THANKS.in
index 59c90feb..717dad0f 100644
--- a/THANKS.in
+++ b/THANKS.in
@@ -336,3 +336,4 @@ Nick Peelman
 Sebastian Herbszt
 Christopher Schultz
 Matthias Hähnel
+Roberto Greiner
diff --git a/plugins/check_snmp.c b/plugins/check_snmp.c
index 9839d6e8..da9638c4 100644
--- a/plugins/check_snmp.c
+++ b/plugins/check_snmp.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ state_data *previous_state;
 double *previous_value;
 size_t previous_size = OID_COUNT_STEP;
 int perf_labels = 1;
-
+char* ip_version = "";
 
 static char *fix_snmp_range(char *th)
 {
@@ -680,6 +680,8 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
                 {"offset", required_argument, 0, L_OFFSET},
                 {"invert-search", no_argument, 0, L_INVERT_SEARCH},
                 {"perf-oids", no_argument, 0, 'O'},
+                {"ipv4", no_argument, 0, '4'},
+                {"ipv6", no_argument, 0, '6'},
                 {0, 0, 0, 0}
         };
 
@@ -697,7 +699,7 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         while (1) {
-                c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "nhvVOt:c:w:H:C:o:e:E:d:D:s:t:R:r:l:u:p:m:P:N:L:U:a:x:A:X:",
+                c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "nhvVO46t:c:w:H:C:o:e:E:d:D:s:t:R:r:l:u:p:m:P:N:L:U:a:x:A:X:",
                                                                          longopts, &option);
 
                 if (c == -1 || c == EOF)
@@ -922,6 +924,13 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
                 case 'O':
                         perf_labels=0;
                         break;
+                case '4':
+                        break;
+                case '6':
+                        xasprintf(&ip_version, "udp6:");
+                        if(verbose>2)
+                                printf("IPv6 detected! Will pass \"udp6:\" to snmpget.\n");
+                        break;
                 }
         }
 
@@ -1127,6 +1136,7 @@ print_help (void)
 
         printf (UT_HELP_VRSN);
         printf (UT_EXTRA_OPTS);
+        printf (UT_IPv46);
 
         printf (UT_HOST_PORT, 'p', DEFAULT_PORT);
 
@@ -1245,5 +1255,5 @@ print_usage (void)
         printf ("[-C community] [-s string] [-r regex] [-R regexi] [-t timeout] [-e retries]\n");
         printf ("[-l label] [-u units] [-p port-number] [-d delimiter] [-D output-delimiter]\n");
         printf ("[-m miblist] [-P snmp version] [-N context] [-L seclevel] [-U secname]\n");
-        printf ("[-a authproto] [-A authpasswd] [-x privproto] [-X privpasswd]\n");
+        printf ("[-a authproto] [-A authpasswd] [-x privproto] [-X privpasswd] [-4|6]\n");
 }