BayNetworks-DNS-MIB :: wfDnsHostsFile

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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wfDnsHostsFile

Module: BayNetworks-DNS-MIB

OID (symbolic): BayNetworks-DNS-MIB::wfDnsHostsFile

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.19.1.20

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-write

Description: The default hosts file

What is wfDnsHostsFile?

A read-write string naming the default hosts file the device uses for local, static name-to-address resolution before falling back to DNS.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.19.1.20
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> BayNetworks-DNS-MIB::wfDnsHostsFile

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.19.1.20.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> BayNetworks-DNS-MIB::wfDnsHostsFile.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.19.1.20.1 s <value>

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (11 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.18wellfleetWellfleet-COMMON-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3wfSwSeries7Wellfleet-COMMON-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5wfApplicationWellfleet-COMMON-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3wfInternetWellfleet-COMMON-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.19wfDnsGroupWellfleet-COMMON-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.19.1wfDnsBayNetworks-DNS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.19.1.20wfDnsHostsFileBayNetworks-DNS-MIB