In this case it is probably a bug in the Cisco code. NetView can only
display what it sees in the trap. I run a primarily Cisco shop and see this
often.

Thanks
Alan E. Hennis
Caterpillar Inc.
Systems+Process Division
309.494.3308
hennis_alan_e AT cat DOT com


                                                                                
                                                 
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I am receiving some strange events on my NetView and wondered if anyone
else is seeing the same.

I am running NetView V7.1.3 on AIX 5.1.

NetView receives the following event went an interface goes down:

Sat Feb 21 20:39:00 2004 hostname  A Cisco Agent Interface Down (linkDown
Trap) on interface: FastEthernet0/24 locIfReason: down

My NetView pages on this event - on the linkDown Trap.

The strange event is this one:

Sat Feb 21 20:39:00 2004 hostname   A Cisco Agent Interface Down (linkDown
Trap) on interface: FastEthernet0/24 locIfReason: up

You will notice in the above event, the locIfReason says up.  NetView pages
because it is a linkDown Trap.  But, the locIfReason shows up.  So, is this
the interface coming up, but the Trap is a linkDown trap?  And when we
receive this event (and page) we check the interface and it is actually up.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Thanks,
Chris Coulson
ccoulson AT ca.ibm DOT com