Testing SNMP object identifiers (OIDs)

To test an OID, use the Getif program to query an SNMP agent for its value. The following OIDs are useful for testing the interface and determining whether an SNMP agent is running on a particular network device.

• system.sysDescr.0.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0

  Description of the network device, such as hardware and operating system

• system.sysUptime.0.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0

  The time in hundredths of a second since the network management portion of the system was last initialized

• Interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifInOctets.1.1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.1

  The total number of octets (a group of 8 bits) received, including framing characters, on the first network interface

• interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifOutOctets.1.1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.1

  The total number of octets (a group of eight bits) transmitted, including framing characters on the first network interface

• interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifInOctets.2.1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.2

  The total number of octets received, including framing characters, on the second network interface

• interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifOutOctets.2.1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.2

  The total number of octets transmitted, including framing characters on the second network interface