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Reboot a MikroTik router with SNMP set (Python Script)

By JC | July 8, 2020 | Comments 2 comments

Here is a proof of concept python script I wrote to remotely reboot a MikroTik router using a SNMP set command. SNMP must be enabled on the router and a community string must be setup with write access for this script to work.

Custom Device Labels in “The Dude” nms

By JC | April 13, 2018 | Comments 1 comment

The Dude is a powerful network monitoring server from MikroTik. The majority of people I see only use it to monitor their MikroTik routers and wireless devices. In this article I will introduce you to a variety of ways I use The Dude to query SNMP values from many different types of devices.

Out of the box, The Dude will sometimes (if SNMP credentials are correct) display CPU load, memory and disk usage for monitored devices. This data is presented in the device’s label. The following screenshot illustrates how to edit the label.

Python Tutorial: Get Temperature and other environmental data from a Dell PowerEdge Server using pysnmp

By JC | November 25, 2015 | Comments 1 comment

This python tutorial will teach you how to query the Dell PowerEdge temperature sensors via SNMP. Once OpenManage software is installed on a Dell server, a ton of information is made available via SNMP including…

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