[c-nsp] snmpwalk for switch port status

[Howard Jones]

Matlock, Kenneth L wrote:
> Seeing this script reminded me of a pet peeve I have with Cisco. Why oh
> why did they use a 32-bit int for the uptime of the switch and port, and
> use 1/100th second resolution, so after 497 days the counter rolls over
> back to 0? Was a 64 bit int (or 1/10 a second resolution) not good
> enough? :)
>
> The chassis knows the real uptime (a 'show ver' shows it), why not
> expose that value to SNMP, and the same for the port last changed state?
>   
Because then it would not be following RFC 1907/3418, which specify it's
a 32-bit int. It's not Cisco's fault (leaving aside that they are one of
the authors of RFC 1907 :-) ). You wouldn't want Cisco to not follow
standards, would you? ;-)