GANDALF-ENTERPRISE-MIB :: broadcastForwardingState

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 05, 2026

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broadcastForwardingState

Module: GANDALF-ENTERPRISE-MIB

OID (symbolic): GANDALF-ENTERPRISE-MIB::broadcastForwardingState

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.64.2.2.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: INTEGER

Access: read-only

Description: This attribute specifies whether broadcast frames are being forwarded.

What is broadcastForwardingState?

Indicates whether the bridge is currently forwarding broadcast frames between its ports: off(1) or on(2). An admin might disable this on a bridge segmenting a network prone to broadcast storms, at the cost of blocking legitimate broadcast-dependent traffic like ARP.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.64.2.2.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> GANDALF-ENTERPRISE-MIB::broadcastForwardingState

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.64.2.2.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> GANDALF-ENTERPRISE-MIB::broadcastForwardingState.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (6 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
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.64gandalfGANDALF-ENTERPRISE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.64.2gandalf_bridgeGANDALF-ENTERPRISE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.64.2.2bridgeTpObjectGANDALF-ENTERPRISE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.64.2.2.8broadcastForwardingStateGANDALF-ENTERPRISE-MIB