I can get a list of MACs mapped to computer names on my network, so I'm looking at a way to import the computer name into the description of an interface. I'm not very familiar with writing to a switch using SNMP, so I'm not sure if this is possible. Is there a better way to do this other than SNMP?

Thanks.

use your RW SNMP string and write to the correct MIB.
shouldn't bee a problem.

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The OID ifAlias can be found in the IF-MIB and it is writeable. Find the index values of the interfaces by doing an snmpwalk, then set the ifAlias.<index> OID. The running config will hold this as the interface description.

snmpset -v1 -c community isr ifAlias.2 s this_is_a_test_description 2>/dev/null
IF-MIB::ifAlias.2 = STRING: this_is_a_test_description

Verify snmpset is written:
snmpget -v 2c -c community isr ifAlias.2 2>/dev/null
IF-MIB::ifAlias.2 = STRING: this_is_a_test_description

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Thank you!
That worked perfectly.
Would you happen to know of an Oid that would get the mac address of the computer in each port?

No OID is available. It can be mapped following the procedure listed here:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/t ... 9199.shtml

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Im not sure if this is something you are going to script but keep in mind that the Interface Index value for each interface could change apon a reboot of your device. Its annoying as hell and there is a command to lock it down but I hear it dosent work 100%

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/t ... 4eec.shtml

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