Which IP layer agents to use

Edit online

The IP layer agents that you need to use depend on the devices on your network:

  • If you do not want to have your IP routing tables accessed, you must only use the IpBackupRoutes agent.

    This agent is not used by default as it has the following drawbacks:

    • It retrieves data from a table that is not dynamic. If the router has not been refreshed, then the data retrieved by this agent may be spurious.
    • The table is large and therefore takes a long time to download.
  • If there are modern devices on the network, you must use the IpRoutingTable agent and the IpForwardingTable agent.

    These agents provide an accurate picture of IP layer connectivity and are therefore used by default.