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Linux Softnet Stat

Install prereqs

=== "Debian/Ubuntu"

    ```bash
    apt-get install libfile-slurp-perl libjson-perl libmime-base64-perl
    ```

=== "FreeBSD"

    ```bash
    pkg install p5-File-Slurp p5-JSON p5-MIME-Base64    
    ```

=== "Generic"

    ```bash
    cpanm File::Slurp JSON MIME::Base64 
    ```

SNMP Extend

  1. Download the script into the desired host.

    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/librenms/librenms-agent/master/snmp/linux_softnet_stat -O /etc/snmp/linux_softnet_stat
    
  2. Make the script executable

    chmod +x /etc/snmp/linux_softnet_stat
    
  3. Edit your snmpd.conf file (usually /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf) and add:

    extend linux_softnet_stat /etc/snmp/linux_softnet_stat -b
    

    Then either enable the application Linux Softnet Stat or wait for it to be re-discovered.