BEGEMOT-PF-MIB :: pfCounterShort

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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pfCounterShort

Module: BEGEMOT-PF-MIB

OID (symbolic): BEGEMOT-PF-MIB::pfCounterShort

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.200.1.2.4

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter64

Access: read-only

Description: Number of short packets.

What is pfCounterShort?

Reports the total number of short packets encountered by the BSD packet filter (pf). Short packets are those that are too small to contain a complete protocol header and are typically dropped.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.200.1.2.4
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> BEGEMOT-PF-MIB::pfCounterShort

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.200.1.2.4.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> BEGEMOT-PF-MIB::pfCounterShort.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> pfCounterShort.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325fokusFOKUS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1begemotBEGEMOT-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.200begemotPfBEGEMOT-PF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.200.1begemotPfObjectsBEGEMOT-PF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.200.1.2pfCounterBEGEMOT-PF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.200.1.2.4pfCounterShortBEGEMOT-PF-MIB