A3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-MIB :: a3ComSysTokenRingPortHardErrors

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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a3ComSysTokenRingPortHardErrors

Module: A3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-MIB

OID (symbolic): A3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-MIB::a3ComSysTokenRingPortHardErrors

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.13.2.1.18

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: The number of times this interface has detected an immediately recoverable fatal error. It denotes the number of times this interface is either transmitting or receiving beacon MAC frames.

What is a3ComSysTokenRingPortHardErrors?

This counter increments when the interface transmits or receives beacon frames, indicating immediately recoverable fatal errors. Beaconing is the ring's self-healing mechanism when a station detects serious faults. One or two occurrences per hour may be normal during troubleshooting; frequent counts indicate persistent ring problems.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.13.2.1.18
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> A3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-MIB::a3ComSysTokenRingPortHardErrors

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.13.2.1.18.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> A3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-MIB::a3ComSysTokenRingPortHardErrors.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (9 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.43a3ComA3COM-BRIDGE-R3-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29switchingSystemsMibsA3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-BRIDGE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4a3ComSwitchingSystemsMibA3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-BRIDGE-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.13a3ComSysTokenRingPortA3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.13.2a3ComSysTokenRingPortTableA3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.13.2.1a3ComSysTokenRingPortEntryA3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.43.29.4.13.2.1.18a3ComSysTokenRingPortHardErrorsA3COM-SWITCHING-SYSTEMS-MIB