INTEL-IPROUTER-MIB :: ipIfInDiscards

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ipIfInDiscards

Module: INTEL-IPROUTER-MIB

OID (symbolic): INTEL-IPROUTER-MIB::ipIfInDiscards

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.21.4.1.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: The number of IP packets received on the link which were discarded because of lack of buffer space.

What is ipIfInDiscards?

A running counter of IP packets received on this link that were discarded purely because of a lack of buffer space, not because of any header or address problem -- a sign of local resource pressure rather than bad traffic.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.21.4.1.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> INTEL-IPROUTER-MIB::ipIfInDiscards

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.21.4.1.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> INTEL-IPROUTER-MIB::ipIfInDiscards.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.343intelAOLAN-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6mib2extEXPRESSGS-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.21iprouterINTEL-IPROUTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.21.4ipINTEL-IPROUTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.21.4.1ipIfTableINTEL-IPROUTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.21.4.1.1ipIfEntryINTEL-IPROUTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.343.6.21.4.1.1.5ipIfInDiscardsINTEL-IPROUTER-MIB