release 3.07_001

README

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ NAME
 
 VERSION
 
-    SNMP::Info - Version 3.07
+    SNMP::Info - Version 3.07_001
 
 AUTHOR
 
@@ -1528,6 +1528,40 @@ Quiet Mode
 
 EXTENDING SNMP::INFO
 
+    To support a new class (vendor or platform) of device, add a Perl
+    package with the data structures and methods listed below.
+
+    If this seems a little scary, then the SNMP::Info developers are usually
+    happy to accept the SNMP data from your device and make an attempt at
+    the class themselves. Usually a "beta" release will go to CPAN for you
+    to verify the implementation.
+
+  Gathering MIB data for SNMP::Info Developers
+
+    The preference is to open a feature request in the SourceForge project.
+    This allows all developers to have visibility into the request. Please
+    include pointers to the applicable platform MIBs. For development we
+    will need an "snmpwalk" of the device. There is a tool now included in
+    the SNMP::Info distribution to help with this task, although you'll most
+    likely need to download the distribution from CPAN as it's included in
+    the ""t/util"" directory.
+
+    The utility is named "make_snmpdata.pl". Run it with a command line
+    like:
+
+     ./make_snmpdata.pl -c community -i -d device_ip \
+      -m /home/netdisco-mibs/rfc:/home/netdisco-mibs/net-snmp:/home/netdisco-mibs/dir3 \
+      SNMPv2-MIB IF-MIB EtherLike-MIB BRIDGE-MIB Q-BRIDGE-MIB ENTITY-MIB \
+      POWER-ETHERNET-MIB IPV6-MIB LLDP-MIB DEVICE-SPECIFIC-MIB-NAME(s) > output.txt
+
+    This will print to the file every MIB entry with data in a format that
+    the developers can use to emulate read operations without needing access
+    to the device. Preference would be to mask any sensitive data in the
+    output, zip the file, and upload as an attachment to the Sourceforge
+    tracker. However, if you do not feel comfortable uploading the output to
+    the tracker you could e-mail it to the developer that has claimed the
+    ticket.
+
   Data Structures required in new Subclass
 
     A class inheriting this class must implement these data structures :
@@ -1809,7 +1843,7 @@ SNMP::INFO INTERNALS
         set of ports; the port is not included if it has a value of '0'.
 
     munge_null()
-        Removes nulls from a string
+        Removes control characters from a string
 
     munge_e_type()
         Takes an OID and return the object name if the right MIB is loaded.