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Clarify that this agent is meant to run with Net SNMPd.
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Pim van Pelt
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## SNMPd config
First, configure the snmpd to accept agentx connections by adding (at least) the following
to `snmpd.conf`:
This agent is meant to run alongside the snmpd shipped in Debian (Bullseye or Bookworm), called
[Net SNMP](http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/). The same snmpd is available in Ubuntu (Focal, Jammy) as well,
which should work.
After installing the snmpd (`apt install snmpd`), configure it to accept agentx connections by adding (at least)
the following to `snmpd.conf`:
```
master agentx
agentXSocket tcp:localhost:705,unix:/var/agentx-dataplane/master