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SNMP Trap Watcher is designed to be used to receive SNMP Traps from network
equipment, including routers, switches, and workstations. Traps are sent
when errors or specific events occur on the network. Traps are normally only
sent to end stations which are currently sending SNMP requests to the device
in question, using applications such as SNMP Manager
or HP OpenView. However, some devices can be configured to send Traps to
specific management station addresses.
SNMP Traps are sent on UDP port 162, and SNMP Trap Watcher allows Traps
to be filtered by string or by type (Enterprise specific or Generic).
Using the 'Decode Window', and selecting a specific Trap from the list, a full
decode of the Trap can be displayed. This option is more useful for debugging
Network equipment which is in the early stages of development.
Main SNMP Trap Watcher Window
In normal circumstances, SNMP Traps would only be of interest to Network
Managers or System Administrators.
Download SNMP Trap Watcher v1.41 (31K zip file)
- last updated 28/5/2013
This software is provided as FREEWARE, and will run on any version of Windows. No
install is necessary to run SNMP Trap Watcher, just download, unzip and run.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What do the icons mean?
A. The E icon shows that the trap is enterprise specific, i.e. specific to the device that
sent the trap. The G icon shows that the trap is a generic trap, as defined in the SNMP RFCs,
and the I icon is associated with information traps. An X icon indicates an error of some sort.
Q. Can SNMP Trap Watcher listen on any other ports?
A. No, traps are normally only sent on port 162.
Q. How do I cure the message: Error binding to Trap Port (162), it may already be in use?
A. This means that another application is using port 162, this may mean that another
SNMP trap receiver is active, and already using the port. To solve this problem, ensure
that no other applications are installed to receive traps, this may include the Windows
SNMP service, which can be configured to listen for traps.
Q. How do I enable email notification?
A. Versions of SNMP Trap Watcher before 1.36, displayed options to allow mail notification
of received traps. This option has now been hidden if the system in question does not have the
required DLL file (BTTMAIL.DLL). This file is currently not available.
Q. What command line options are supported?
A. There are two supported command line options, -h, which does not show the splash screen,
and -hide which does not show the application at all. The -hide option allows SNMP Trap Watcher
to be run as a hidden service, using one of the NT resource kit utilities, the -h option is
implied when the -hide option is used.
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