PMP> Where Printer MIB requires hrDeviceIndex to be a _printer_

From: McDonald, Ira (imcdonald@sharplabs.com)
Date: Tue Mar 28 2006 - 12:49:19 EST

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    Hi,

    This time, with a subject line - my apologies.

    Cheers,
    - Ira

    Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
    Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
    PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
    phone: +1-906-494-2434
    email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: McDonald, Ira
    > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:47 PM
    > To: 'pmp@pwg.org'
    > Cc: 'Silver, Thomas'
    > Subject:
    >
    >
    > Hi,
    >
    > While Steve Waldbusser (IETF Expert Advisor for Printer MIB)
    > did NOT use the correct identifier 'hrDevicePrinter', the
    > clear intent is that 'hrDeviceType' MUST be 'hrDevicePrinter'.
    >
    >
    > (1) Verbatim quote from Printer MIB v1 (RFC 1759) page 28:
    >
    > prtGeneralEntry OBJECT-TYPE
    > SYNTAX PrtGeneralEntry
    > MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    > STATUS current
    > DESCRIPTION
    > "An entry exists in this table for each
    > >> device entry in the hostmib device table who's type
    > ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^
    > >> is `printer'"
    > ^^^^^^^^^
    >
    > INDEX { hrDeviceIndex }
    > ::= { prtGeneralTable 1 }
    >
    >
    > (2) Verbatim quote from Printer MIB v2 (RFC 3805) page 67:
    >
    > prtGeneralEntry OBJECT-TYPE
    > SYNTAX PrtGeneralEntry
    > MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
    > STATUS current
    > DESCRIPTION
    > "An entry exists in this table for each device entry in the
    > >> host resources MIB device table with a device type of
    > ^^^^^^ ^^^^
    > >> 'printer'.
    > ^^^^^^^^^
    >
    > NOTE: The above description has been modified from RFC 1759
    > for clarification."
    > INDEX { hrDeviceIndex }
    > ::= { prtGeneralTable 1 }
    >
    >
    > Cheers,
    > - Ira
    >
    > Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
    > Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
    > PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
    > phone: +1-906-494-2434
    > email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com
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