snmp trap -link down

[jrabener]

is there a way to narrow the scope on the link down trap? i would like to be notified when "key" links such as network interconnects or servers go down without being deluged by traps when somebody powers off or moves a workstation. a method to select ports or interfaces that generate traps would be most useful. any ideas are appreciated.

[lgijssel]

This is possible. The default is to generate a trap for every port. You can switch it off as follows: interface FastEthernet0/1 no logging event link-status <-- disables event logging no snmp trap link-status <--disables the traps enter this on all lines in your config where traps & logging are not needed.