Re: draft-ops-endpoint-mib-06.txt example syntax?

[Juergen Schoenwaelder <schoenw@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de>]

>>>>> Tim Jenkins writes:

Tim> I'm trying to use this MIB in the IPsec monitoring MIBs, and I'm
Tim> running into a problem compiling when trying to indicate that
Tim> support for DNS addresses is not required.

[...]

Tim> It compiles fine if I take out the repeated sections below:

Tim>         OBJECT  ipsecSaEspInAddressType (and the others as well)
Tim>             SYNTAX  InetAddressType { ipv4(1), ipv6(2) }
Tim>             DESCRIPTION
Tim>                "An implementation is only required to support IPv4
Tim>                and IPv6 addresses."

Tim> Unless I've an earlier problem with ordering, I'd like to know if
Tim> I'm doing something wrong, or the example text is not valid.

I think the definition is valid. Looks like a limitation of this
particular compiler you are using.

Tim> (Also, if there's a way to do this without explicitly listing
Tim> every InetAddressType in the MIB, that would be great as well.)

Not in SMIv2.

/js

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