312-50V10 · Question #659
Peter, a Network Administrator, has come to you looking for advice on a tool that would help him perform SNMP enquires over the network. Which of these tools would do the SNMP enumeration he is lookin
The correct answer is A. SNMPUtil B. SNScan D. Solarwinds IP Network Browser. SNMP enumeration requires dedicated tools that can send and parse SNMP queries. Not all network tools support SNMP community-string-based enumeration.
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Peter, a Network Administrator, has come to you looking for advice on a tool that would help him perform SNMP enquires over the network. Which of these tools would do the SNMP enumeration he is looking for? Select the best answers.
Options
- ASNMPUtil
- BSNScan
- CSNMPScan
- DSolarwinds IP Network Browser
- ENMap
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Why each option
SNMP enumeration requires dedicated tools that can send and parse SNMP queries. Not all network tools support SNMP community-string-based enumeration.
SNMPUtil is a Windows command-line utility specifically designed to walk SNMP MIB trees using community strings, making it a direct enumeration tool.
SNScan is a SolarWinds utility that scans networks for SNMP-enabled devices and retrieves system information using configurable community strings.
SNMPScan is not a recognized or widely documented SNMP enumeration tool and does not appear in standard CEH or security toolsets.
SolarWinds IP Network Browser uses SNMP to discover and enumerate devices, displaying detailed MIB data such as interfaces, routes, and system descriptions.
Nmap is primarily a port and service scanner; while NSE scripts can probe SNMP, it is not designed as an SNMP enumeration tool and lacks dedicated MIB-walking functionality.
Concept tested: SNMP enumeration tools and their capabilities
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/simple-network-management-protocol-snmp/7282-12.html
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