--- snmpUtils.pm.orig	Wed Jun 16 03:28:00 1999
+++ snmpUtils.pm	Fri Oct 29 23:09:15 1999
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 my($err) = '';
 
+my(%snmpdeadlist);
+
 # this funky wrapper is because SNMP_Session throws exceptions with
 # warn(), which we need to catch, instead of letting them run
 # roughshod over Cricket's output.
@@ -51,7 +53,17 @@
 }
 
 sub get {
-	_do(\&snmpget, @_);
+	my ( @x, $start );
+	$start = time;
+	Debug("snmpUtils::get: $_[0]\n");
+	if ( !defined( $snmpdeadlist{$_[0]} ) ) {
+		@x = _do(\&snmpget, @_);
+		if ( !defined( $x[0] ) && time >= ( $start + 5 )) {
+		    	Debug( "snmpUtils::get: snmpdeadlist $_[0]\n" );
+			$snmpdeadlist{$_[0]} = time;
+		}
+	}
+	return @x;
 }
 
 sub getnext {
@@ -59,7 +71,17 @@
 }
 
 sub walk {
-	_do(\&snmpwalk, @_);
+	my ( @x, $start );
+	$start = time;
+	Debug("snmpUtils::walk: $_[0]\n");
+	if ( !defined( $snmpdeadlist{$_[0]} ) ) {
+		@x = _do(\&snmpwalk, @_);
+		if ( !defined( @x ) && time >= ( $start + 5 )) {
+		    	Debug( "snmpUtils::walk: snmpdeadlist $_[0]\n" );
+			$snmpdeadlist{$_[0]} = time;
+		}
+	}
+	return @x;
 }
 
 sub trap2 {