In our system, if I make a tools-ping on a non ROS device, the device writes authentication failure-s in their log file. I have noticed this in several type of devices. I think it’s only since we upgraded to 3beta8 (not sure maybe it is from 3beta7 too).
So the question: What is doing dude when I make a tools-ping, any else than pinging the device?
After spending a whole day with testing, downgrading, upgradeing, packet monitoring I found the reason.
When I make Tools-ping or Tools-traceroute in Dude, the dude makes an SNMP request for the SysName to show it in the Name field of the ping/traceroute window. But: The dude tries ALL of the SNMP profiles on the devices, which is set in the Settings-SNMP page. Even if the SNMP is set to no-snmp on the device.
Maybe the solution will be (in the next version:)): determine the sys name from the Name field of the device page, or try request it on SNMP only with the community set by the profile.