SNMP, Snmpv2, Snmpv3, and Rmon 1 and 2

This is the best book I found on SNMP. I found Essential SNMP to be lacking in detail and the descriptions in Managing Internetworks with SNMP were not so clear. So far it has been able to answer every question I have had regarding SNMP.

The third edition of this book by Stallings updates his excellent reference book to cover SNMPv3 and RMON 2. I am an owner of the first edition which also covered CMIP, but was dropped in the second edition. I bought this book to get the SNMPv3 material.As with all of this books, he does an excellent job of explaining the subject matter and taking the standard RFCs and providing useful, readable material. As far as changes since the second edition, RMON 2 gets a chapter of its own. The SNMPv3 material covers four chapters.This book is what I use in my job for SNMP development. I highly recommend it - both as a reference and for learning the details of SNMP.

I was looking for a book which explains both SNMP & CMIP. This book covers the topics which i was looking in these fields.

I had been searching the web and other printed text on SNMP network management and found that most do not go into enough detail or the explanations are very vague. If I had picked up William Stalling's book 6 months ago, I would have saved myself a lot of time. If you decide to get a book on SNMP network management, make it this one. It is very comprehensive. Discusses and provides in-depth information on all topics relating to SNMP network management written in a clear and easy to read style. This book is essential for both students and working professionals, thanks to William Stallings.

I have not read this book from cover to cover, but have read through large sections, and dipped into it for specific reference, and found it excellent for both. Whether you sit in front of a management station and want to know what goes on underneath, want to program SNMP, or just want to know how network management works, it's there. I've both managed networks, and programmed SNMP, and found this an excellent book to extend my understanding of network management.