AUTH-MIB :: swAuthBackendResponses

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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swAuthBackendResponses

Module: AUTH-MIB

OID (symbolic): AUTH-MIB::swAuthBackendResponses

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.15

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: Counts the number of times that the state machine sends an initial Access-Request packet to the Authentication server (i.e., executes sendRespToServer on entry to the RESPONSE state). Indicates that the Authenticator attempted communication with the Authentication Server.

What is swAuthBackendResponses?

Counts the total number of Access-Request packets the authenticator has sent to the backend authentication server (such as a RADIUS server) to begin EAP exchanges. This counter reflects the overall volume of authentication attempts forwarded to the server.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.15
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> AUTH-MIB::swAuthBackendResponses

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.15.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> AUTH-MIB::swAuthBackendResponses.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.171d_linkDE1500-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12dlink_common_mgmtDLINK-ID-REC-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3swAuthCtrlAUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6swMacAuthBaseStatsInfoAUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3swMacAuthDiagTableAUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1swMacAuthDiagEntryAUTH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.15swAuthBackendResponsesAUTH-MIB