Modify local MIB sysDescr entry

[lunarbof]

Hi,

I am very new to SNMP, and I have a fairly basic question (well I think so).

How can I modify the local MIB sysDescr entry ?.

For instance, I have enabled SNMP on my home Windows 2000 workstation. When I connect to it using an SNMP agent, I get a very detailed system description of my workstation (the OS version, among other things) in the sysDescr MIB entry.

I know this specific entry is read-only and thus I cannot modify it using an SNMP agent. However it is surely possible to modify this string locally on my workstation, so it stops providing too much information. There's probably a config file somewhere or maybe Windows keeps the value in a registry or something like that.

Does anyone know where the value of the sysDescr MIB entry is stored locally on Windows ? and how I can modify it ?

Thanks a lot!

 

[bnorton916]

Most agents store that in a config file. I don't know if Windows agent uses a config file.

I would try searching the registry with what returns from sysDescr.

Bill