A3COM-IPX-R5-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

All MIBsA3COM-IPX-R5-MIB

Category: Routing Protocols, Vendor: 3Com

Description: Manages Novell IPX routing protocol configuration and statistics on legacy 3Com routers, including RIP/SAP tables and IPX interface counters.

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What Is A3COM-IPX-R5-MIB?

A3COM-IPX-R5-MIB is a proprietary 3Com R5-family enterprise MIB for managing Novell IPX routing protocol configuration and statistics on legacy 3Com routers. It defines IPX interface configuration, RIP/SAP routing table data, and traffic/error counters for the IPX protocol stack. It is used to monitor the software status of the routing process: RIP/SAP table sizes, IPX interface up/down state, and packet/error counters reveal whether IPX routing is functioning correctly on a given interface. It parallels the same conceptual structure as standard IP-oriented routing MIBs like RIP2-MIB, but is entirely proprietary to 3Com's own IPX stack implementation with no formal dependency on an IETF IPX standard. It was deployed in legacy enterprise networks (1990s-2000s) still running Novell NetWare/IPX alongside 3Com routers, and administrators supporting such legacy gear can still find the A3COM-IPX-R5-MIB download to load into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in A3COM-IPX-R5-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • 3Com router (R5 software family)

Monitoring Examples

No sample object names were supplied for this MIB; based on its description it would be expected to expose an IPX interface table and RIP/SAP route tables with per-interface packet and error counters. An admin would poll such counters to confirm IPX traffic is being routed correctly and to detect a spike in IPX errors or a stalled RIP/SAP exchange on a given interface. Because no concrete object names are available, this scenario is described generically rather than tied to actual MIB identifiers.

What Can Be Monitored

  • IPX interface status
  • RIP/SAP route table entries
  • IPX packet/error counters
Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

enterprises

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString
PhysAddress

From RFC1286-MIB

MacAddress
OIDs

RFC description

Vendor-private 3Com MIB for IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange) protocol management on their Router 5 product line.

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