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not receiving log SNMP traps

sec_team_albara
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1- We have configured the router with the following commands
snmp-server enable traps
snmp-server host 192.168.1.111 version 2c albaraka

2-We have installed on the INDEXER net-snmp-5.6.1.1-1.x86 with the following config on windows server 2016.
C:\usr\etc\snmp

mibdirs C:/usr/share/snmp/mibs
persistentDir C:/usr/snmp/persist
tempFilePattern C:/usr/temp/snmpdXXXXXX
snmpTrapdAddr 192.168.1.111:162 (IP ADDR INDEXER)
authCommunity log albaraka

3-We also configured snmptrapd file under C:\usr\log in order that splunk monitor the file snmptrapd

However, we still not receiving log SNMP traps to file from cisco router/switch. we only receive the following errors.

c:/usr/etc/snmp/snmp.conf: line 6: Warning: Unknown token: snmpTrapdAddr.
c:/usr/etc/snmp/snmp.conf: line 7: Warning: Unknown token: authCommunity.
Warning: no access control information configured.
(Config search path: c:/usr/etc/snmp;c:/usr/share/snmp;c:/usr/lib)
This receiver will NOT accept any incoming notifications.
NET-SNMP version 5.6.1.1
No access configuration - dropping trap.
No access configuration - dropping trap.
2019-03-07 09:25:07 NET-SNMP version 5.6.1.1 Stopped.
Stopping snmptrapd

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nickhills
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The listening snmpTrapAddr and authCommnity should be in snmpd.conf - not snmp.conf

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sec_team_albara
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The listening snmpTrapAddr and authCommnity are already in snmpd.conf

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nickhills
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hmm ok, are they also in snmp.conf. I went straight to the error lines, and it seems perhaps you have them in both?
c:/usr/etc/snmp/snmp.conf: line 6: Warning: Unknown token: snmpTrapdAddr.
c:/usr/etc/snmp/snmp.conf: line 7: Warning: Unknown token: authCommunity.

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