Managing DHCP, Windows Internet Name Service, and Internet Authentication Service

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A network administrator might use SNMP to assist in the following duties:

  • Viewing and changing parameters in the LAN Manager and MIB-II MIBs.

  • Monitoring and configuring parameters for any WINS servers on the network.

  • Monitoring DHCP servers.

  • Using System Monitor to monitor TCP/IP- related performance counters (Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), IP, Network Interface, TCP, UDP, DHCP, FTP, WINS, and IIS performance counters).

For more information about System Monitor, see the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional Resource Kit.

Use the tools on the Windows   2000 Resource Kit companion CD to perform simple SNMP management functions.

Using System Monitor

All System Monitor counters installed on a computer can be viewed with SNMP. To view System Monitor counters with SNMP, use the Perf2MIB tool provided on the Windows   2000 Resource Kit companion CD. For additional information about how to use the Perf2mib.exe tool, see Tools Help on the companion CD.

Managing DHCP

The Windows 2000 – based DHCP server objects and IIS objects can be monitored but not configured by using SNMP .

Managing WINS

All but a few of the WINS server objects can be monitored and configured by using SNMP. For information about what WINS parameters can be configured using SNMP, see "MIB Object Types" in this book. Any WINS objects defined with read/write permissions can be configured.

Managing IAS

Internet Authentication Server (IAS) implements the RADIUS authentication and accounting MIBs, which permit IAS objects to be monitored and configured using SNMP. Any IAS objects defined with read/write permissions can be configured.