[MISC] RAS and SNMP

[immolation]

What RAS and SNMP is. I read alot about it but don't find anything to begin with.

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[RogueSpear]

RAS is Remote Access Services. In the Windows world, it's a set of services allowing for authenticated access to a private network, whether over dialup or via the Internet (VPN).

SNMP is Simple Network Management Protocol. It's a hideously complex and largely unsecure way of monitoring performance stats, configuration settings, etc. of virtually any kind of network attached device. At my main work site I use SNMP with printers, UPS, servers, switches, routers, firewalls, etc. The big problem with SNMP is that until Version 3, there were some pretty major security shortcomings and most everything out there that's more than 2 years old either V1 or V2. One could even argue that V3 isn't too secure. A common misconception is that SNMP is "read only". In other words for monitoring only. But that's simply not the case. You can make some pretty major config changes through SNMP.

Here's a link if you'd like to read a little more about it: http://www.snmplink.org/

[immolation]

aaah that's what I needed thanks RogueSpear!!!