FASTPATH-MIB :: etherDefers

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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etherDefers

Module: FASTPATH-MIB

OID (symbolic): FASTPATH-MIB::etherDefers

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.11.3.18

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

What is etherDefers?

Count of outbound frames that had to wait (defer) because the Ethernet medium was already busy when the gateway tried to transmit. Rising defers alongside collisions point to a saturated shared Ethernet segment.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.11.3.18
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> FASTPATH-MIB::etherDefers

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.11.3.18.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> FASTPATH-MIB::etherDefers.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
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.23excelanCMU-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2genericGroupFASTPATH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.11fastpathMibFASTPATH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.11.3ethernetFASTPATH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.11.3.18etherDefersFASTPATH-MIB