If you use SNMP polling NetView will not need to ping them - delete from 
topology and put them in the seed file with a "$" sign:

mypix.mydomain.com
$mypix.mydomain.com

They will be managed and not pinged.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com [mailto:owner-nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT 
com]On
Behalf Of Klingensmith, Debra L.
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 10:16 AM
To: nv-l AT lists.us.ibm DOT com
Subject: [nv-l] Unmanaged interfaces


I have interfaces on Sidewinder devices and PIX firewalls that are not able to 
be pinged. The interfaces are found on the device when the device is polled. If 
I delete the interfaces they reappear the next time the device is polled. I 
have tried adding them as negative entries in netmon.seed but that has no 
affect. If I set them as unmanaged or acknowledged they are fine for a while 
but will eventually become managed and show as down. I am running Netview 7.1.3 
on AIX 5.1. Any suggestions?

Debra L. Klingensmith
Network Specialist
Allegheny Energy
phone: (724) 830-5881
email: dkling2 AT alleghenyenergy DOT com