Management Information Base (MIB)

13-5

etherStatsPkts OBJECT-TYPE

SYNTAX Counter

ACCESS read-only

STATUS mandatory

DESCRIPTION

This is a total number of packets received, including bad packets, broadcast packets, and multicast packets.

::= { etherStatsEntry 5 }

Figure 13-2 Example of an RMON MIB Counter Object

The displayed information includes these items:

The formal name of the counter is etherStatsPkts. (Ethernet, Statistics, Packets)

The access is read-only

The number of the counter’s column in the table: 5

The name of the table in which the counter resides is 3CometherStatTable, although this does not appear in the display.

You do not need to know the contents of every MIB object to manage a network. Most network management applications, including Transcend Enterprise Manager Software, make the MIB transparent. However, knowing how different management features are derived from the MIB allows you to better understand how to use the information that they provide.

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3Com 2500 manual Example of an Rmon MIB Counter Object