AUTH-MIB :: swAuthEntersConnecting

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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swAuthEntersConnecting

Module: AUTH-MIB

OID (symbolic): AUTH-MIB::swAuthEntersConnecting

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: Counts the number of times that the state machine transitions to the CONNECTING state from any other state.

What is swAuthEntersConnecting?

Counts the number of times the 802.1X authenticator state machine has transitioned into the CONNECTING state, which occurs when a supplicant is detected and authentication is about to begin. A high value may indicate frequent reconnections or authentication retries.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> AUTH-MIB::swAuthEntersConnecting

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> AUTH-MIB::swAuthEntersConnecting.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> swAuthEntersConnecting.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.171.12.3.6.3.1.3swAuthEntersConnectingAUTH-MIB