DNS-RESOLVER-MIB :: dnsResNCacheBadNCaches

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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dnsResNCacheBadNCaches

Module: DNS-RESOLVER-MIB

OID (symbolic): DNS-RESOLVER-MIB::dnsResNCacheBadNCaches

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.32.2.1.5.4

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: Number of authoritative errors the resolver would have liked to cache but was unable to because the appropriate SOA RR was not supplied or looked suspicious.

What is dnsResNCacheBadNCaches?

This OID counts the number of times the DNS system tried to save negative caching information (answers saying 'domain not found') but couldn't because the source data looked invalid or incomplete. It's a counter that only increases. Operators monitor this to spot DNS resolver reliability issues or problems with upstream DNS servers.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.32.2.1.5.4
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> DNS-RESOLVER-MIB::dnsResNCacheBadNCaches

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.32.2.1.5.4.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> DNS-RESOLVER-MIB::dnsResNCacheBadNCaches.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.32dnsDNS-SERVER-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.32.2dnsResMIBDNS-RESOLVER-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.32.2.1dnsResMIBObjectsDNS-RESOLVER-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.32.2.1.5dnsResNCacheDNS-RESOLVER-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.32.2.1.5.4dnsResNCacheBadNCachesDNS-RESOLVER-MIB