All,
Does anybody know ALL the conditions that cause an SNMP packet to be
reported as "Malformed"
Please see the below capture.
Frame 2690 (306 on wire, 306 captured)
    Arrival Time: Oct  9, 2002 18:54:47.242069000
    Time delta from previous packet: 0.002554000 seconds
    Time relative to first packet: 71.850923000 seconds
    Frame Number: 2690
    Packet Length: 306 bytes
    Capture Length: 306 bytes
Ethernet II
    Destination: 00:50:2a:55:78:10 (Cisco_55:78:10)
    Source: 00:80:f9:49:92:1d (HEURIKON_49:92:1d)
    Type: IP (0x0800)
Internet Protocol, Src Addr: 192.168.128.2 (192.168.128.2), Dst Addr:
192.168.99.4 (192.168.99.4)
    Version: 4
    Header length: 20 bytes
    Differentiated Services Field: 0x00 (DSCP 0x00: Default; ECN: 0x00)
        0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0x00)
        .... ..0. = ECN-Capable Transport (ECT): 0
        .... ...0 = ECN-CE: 0
    Total Length: 292
    Identification: 0x12c9
    Flags: 0x00
        .0.. = Don't fragment: Not set
        ..0. = More fragments: Not set
    Fragment offset: 0
    Time to live: 63
    Protocol: UDP (0x11)
    Header checksum: 0x03a9 (correct)
    Source: 192.168.128.2 (192.168.128.2)
    Destination: 192.168.99.4 (192.168.99.4)
User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 1024 (1024), Dst Port: snmptrap (162)
    Source port: 1024 (1024)
    Destination port: snmptrap (162)
    Length: 272
    Checksum: 0x0000 (none)
Simple Network Management Protocol
    Version: 1
    Community: CienaTrap
    PDU type: TRAP-V1
    Enterprise: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1271.1.5
    Agent address: 192.168.128.2
    Trap type: ENTERPRISE SPECIFIC
    Specific trap type: 2 (0x2)
    Timestamp: 3183047932
    Object identifier 1: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1271.1.4.1.0
    Value: INTEGER: 2053 (0x805)
    Object identifier 2: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1271.1.3.1.1.1.1.12
    Value: INTEGER: 1 (0x1)
    Object identifier 3: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1271.1.3.1.1.2.1.12
    Value: INTEGER: 12 (0xc)
    Object identifier 4: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1271.1.3.1.1.7.1.12
    Value: INTEGER: 7 (0x7)
    Object identifier 5: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1271.1.3.1.1.10.1.12
    Value: INTEGER: 2053 (0x805)
    Object identifier 6: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1271.1.3.12.1.3.1.12.2053.1050
    Value: INTEGER: 2053 (0x805)
    Object identifier 7: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1271.1.3.12.1.1.1.12.2053.1050
    Value: INTEGER: 1050 (0x41a)
    Object identifier 8: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1271.1.3.12.1.12.1.12.2053.1050
[Malformed Packet: SNMP]
> Tony Mitchell - Technical Support Manager 
> Ciena (gpsEMEA)
> 
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