snmp old or good

[de_lupus]

snmp what is it used for?
and is it not old?

[Craig McPherson]

Simple Network Management Protocol. It's used for getting information from and sending instructions/configuration to certain network devices -- programmable switches, some smart hubs, some bridges, network traffic monitors, some printserver appliances, etc. Most switches and things like that are "smart" now and self-configure rather than having SNMP support. I personally haven't actually encountered any SNMP devices IRL. Although the protocol is still in use with some network devices, it seems to be waning in popularity.