NAME

       snmpsession - snmpkit functions dealing with a particular snmpsession.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <snmpkit.h>
       SNMPSESSION *sk_new_session(char *host, void *(start_routine)(SNMPSESSION*), const char *community);

DESCRIPTION

       A snmpsession is an opaque data structure which specifies a

       The  new_snmpsession()  creates a new session. The SNMPSOCK should have previously created
       by the application using, new_snmpsock().   The  host  should  will  be  looked  up  using
       gethostbyname() and the community string is something like a password in SNMP lingo but it
       doesn't have a username associated with it and it is transmitted in clear text within  the
       packets.  In  most  cases, there are a couple of community strings. One is only allowed to
       read and the other is allowed to both read and write. The default read-only community name
       is "public". If set the community name to NULL, the community name will default to public.

       The  new_snmpsession_quick()  function  is  very similar to the new_snmpsession() function
       except the community name always defaults to "public".

       The delete_snmpsock() function is the opposite of the new_snmpsession() function. It frees
       all memory and resources currently being used by the SNMPSESSION structure.

RETURN VALUE

       The new_snmpsock() and the new_snmpsock_quick() both return a pointer to the newly created
       snmpsock or NULL if there was an error.

AUTHOR

       Ben Woodard <ben@users.sourceforge.net>

BUGS

       The library can possibly throw different kinds of C++ exceptions that won't be  caught  by
       the glue code and therefore it can cause your program to crash inexplicably.

SEE ALSO

       libsnmpkit(3), snmpsock(3), snmpstructfiller(3), snmptable(3), gethostbyname(3)