IPX Addressing Format For Microsoft SNMP Agents
Article ID: 130013
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q130013
SYMPTOMS
After you enter the trap destination IPX address for a client computer
running an SNMP management program, such as Hewlett-Packard (HP) OpenView,
the following error message appears when you restart Windows NT:
Error 3
CAUSE
This problem occurs if the SNMP Service Configuration of the IPX address in
Windows NT is incorrect. The trap destination address for Microsoft SNMP
must use the "8.12" format for the network number and Media Access Control
(MAC) address. For example, HP OpenView may use a comma or a hyphen to for
separation between a network number and a MAC address, such as
00008022,0002C0-F7AABD. The Windows NT SNMP agent does not recognize this
address, thus cannot send any traps to the computer using the SNMP
management program.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, enter the IPX address for the trap destination
in the 8.12 format. For example, the following format is valid:
xxxxxxxx.yyyyyyyyyyyy
where xxxxxxxx is the network number and yyyyyyyyyyyy is the MAC address.
Additional query words: prodnt host
Keywords: KB130013