Probe Configuration

Device > Configure > RMON2 > Probe Configuration

This dialog box provides probe configuration information for this device.

To view the definition for a particular MIB variable, click the appropriate link from the following list:

The following list specifies buttons in this dialog box, as well as their function:


Capabilities (probeCapabilities)

Indicates the RMON MIB groups supported by this probe on at least one interface.


Software Revision (probeSoftwareRev)

Software revision string for this device. If the revision is unknown, the value of this object is a zero-length string.


Hardware Revision (probeHardwareRev)

Hardware revision string for this device. If the revision is unknown, the value of this object is a zero- length string .


Date & Time (probeDateTime)

Current date and time on the probe.


Reset Control (probeResetControl)


Download File (probeDownloadFile)

Name of the file to be downloaded from the TFTP server when a download is next requested via this MIB. This value of this object is set to a zero-length string when no file name has been specified.


TFTP Server (probeDownloadTFTPServer)

IP address of the TFTP server containing the boot image to load when a download is next requested via this MIB. The value of this object is set to "0.0.0.0" when no IP address has been specified.


Download Action (probeDownloadAction)

This object has three possible values: "notDownloading", "downloadToRAM", and "downloadToPROM". 

When this object is set to "downloadToRAM" or "downloadToPROM", the device downloads the image specified by probeDownloadFile from the server specified by probeDownloadTFTPServer, using the TFTP protocol:


Download Status (probeDownloadStatus)

Status of the last download procedure. The value of this object is "downloadStatusUnknown(2)" if no downloads have been performed.