Scott,
        I am not having any problems sending traps using snmp_trapsend.
Following is an example of sending a MLM threshold trap from a sun 2.6 box:
snmp_trapsend -h mallard -g 6 -s 12 -a ".1.3.6.1.4.1.2.6.12.5.1.1.0 STRING 
(This is a trap from rickb on Solaris 2.6)"
The netview box receives and displays the trap just like any other. It sounds
like you need to track down the authentication error and resolve it first.
Then the snmp_trapsend should work fine.

        RickB

> From UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU!owner-nv-l  Fri Sep 18 10:02:26 1998
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> Date:         Fri, 18 Sep 1998 12:45:40 -0400
> From:         Scott Monroe <scott.monroe AT LMCO DOT COM>
> Subject:      Using Solaris SEA to send traps to netview
> To:           NV-L AT UCSBVM.ucsb DOT edu
>
> A utility snmp_trapsend is included with the Solaris SEA package.  I've been
> trying to get it to send a trap to my netview manager on AIX specifying an
> enterprise-specific trap.  The netview event window displays the trap as an
> authentication error.  Has anyone figured out how to use snmp_trapsend 
> already?
>  Thanks,
>
> Scott Monroe
> CDI/MIS at LMFS-Owego
>