Fedora: Install & configure Net-SNMP running on IPv6

I've install net-snmp on my fedora machine for 'secret' purpose :P

Here are some basic tutorial but it works for me and perhaps all fedora user. I've experienced some errors if directly install the net-snmp. Thus, I try to install perl first (latest version) before installing and afterwards I didn't face any error to install.

Step 1: Installing Perl from source

Download tar ball (.tar.gz) of the latest version with type (maint) here

login as root, go to directory where the tar ball is located, extract and go inside directory

$ su

# tar xzvf perl-version.tar.gz

# cd perl-version

now, we configure (with default setting) to confirm with your platform

# ./Configure -de

compile and install

# make && make install

Note that it won't be installed if there is an error

if it is successfully installed, try . .

$ perl -v

output will be the version of newly installed perl. In my case:

This is perl 5, version 12, subversion 1 (v5.12.1) built for i686-linux

Step 2: Installing net-snmp from source

Go to net-snmp page and download source file (.tar.gz) under 'current release'. Same thing, extract the tar file

# tar xzvf net-snmp-version.tar.gz

# cd net-snmp-version

Then, configure using several option (press enter for each prompt)

# ./configure --enable-ipv6 --with-transports="UDP UDPIPv6" --with-libs=-lpthread --with-perl-modules

finally compile and install

# make && make test && make install

remember, if any error occurs installation won't finish

Step 3: snmpd configuration file

Go to snmp directory

# cd /usr/local/share/snmp

Then, we can create snmpd.conf file using this command

# snmpconf

Would you like me to read them in? Their content will be merged with the

output files created by this session.

Valid answer examples: "all", "none","3","1,2,5"

Read in which (default = all): none

next . .

I can create the following types of configuration files for you.

Select the file type you wish to create:

(you can create more than one as you run this program)

1: snmpd.conf

2: snmptrapd.conf

3: snmp.conf

Other options: quit

Select File: 1

Lastly, type 'finished' and 'quit'. You will get output like this

The following files were created:

snmpd.conf

Now, edit this file and replace with all content posted here

# gedit snmpd.conf

and add this line after this line '# sec.name source community'

[...]

com2sec6 local ::1 public

[...]

save the file and close.

Now, Run snmpd first just on udp with IPv6 on port 161 (as root)

# snmpd udp6:161

Then, try snmpwalk (You should have IPv6 configured)

# snmpwalk -v 1 -c public 'ipv6:[::1]' IP-MIB::ipAdEntIfIndex

Output will be somehow like this

IP-MIB::ipAdEntIfIndex.10.1.27.140 = INTEGER: 3

IP-MIB::ipAdEntIfIndex.127.0.0.1 = INTEGER: 1

If you got this, so i think it works ;)