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All items following
were used to get MRTG
to get traffic stats out of my Sonicwall Pro100
Firewall (unlimited license). The firmware
and MIBs should apply
to most SonicWall devices. The MRTG .cfg
file is for reference only. I have changed all
IPs, domains, SNMP community names, and email
addresses to either all stars (******) or bogus
information. The majority of the information should
work on another Pro100, though you'll need to
change a few things for your environment.
Caution: Sonicwall
used to have a policy of giving out firmware updates
freely for any registered product. It seems that
starting with firmware release 6.4.x.x that policy
has now changed such that to get new firmware(s)
and other driver updates (VPN client software,
etc. as well) you must have a valid, paid-for
support contract. Unfortunately for SonicWall,
they changed this policy after my purchase of
a Pro100 firewall and without notifying us of
their policy change (policy changes of this sort
typically apply to products sold after the policy
change date). Further, a firmware update is only
needed in the event of a piece of hardware shipping
with faulty or exploitable code. In the specific
case of the 6.4.2.0
firmware release, Sonicwall resolves certain
SNMP issues. However, Sonicwall advertised previously
that SNMP was fully supported with older firmwares.
This is tatamount to false advertising. It is
my belief that software/firmware/code updates
and bugfixes/patches should be made freely available.
Vendors such as Microsoft, Sun, Compaq-HP, Dell,
& Cisco seem to agree as new firmwares and
drivers are freely distributed on their websites.
These vendors and their resellers only charge
when you need to talk to someone on the phone
or need onsite support. They do not charge you
to get updates that will make your hardware work
correctly and/or more securely. SonicWall should
have a similar policy and only refuse free updates
for end-of-lifed products.
Sonicwall
Firmware 6.4.2.0
Sonicwall SMI MIB
Sonicwall
Firewall Trap MIB
MRTG .cfg for Sonicwall
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