Documentation forEngineer's Toolset

SNMP Dictionary Attack settings

A number of settings can be adjusted to ensure SNMP Dictionary Attack operates properly on your network.

  1. Click File > Settings.
  2. Adjust the Scanner Performance slider to adjust the speed of the attack.
  3. Click the SNMP tab.
  4. Adjust the Packet Timeout slider to set the number of milliseconds the attack engine should wait for an SNMP reply before assuming the packet was lost and trying again.
  5. Adjust the Query Attempts to set the number of times the attack engine retries an SNMP query before stopping.
  6. Click OK.