IPV6-MIB :: ipv6IfStatsInUnknownProtos

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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ipv6IfStatsInUnknownProtos

Module: IPV6-MIB

OID (symbolic): IPV6-MIB::ipv6IfStatsInUnknownProtos

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1.6.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The number of locally-addressed datagrams received successfully but discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol. This counter is incremented at the interface to which these

datagrams were addressed which might not be necessarily the input interface for some of the datagrams.

This object is obsoleted by IP-MIB::ipIfStatsInUnknownProtos.

What is ipv6IfStatsInUnknownProtos?

Counted locally-addressed datagrams received successfully but dropped because their upper-layer protocol was unknown or unsupported. Obsolete, replaced by IP-MIB::ipIfStatsInUnknownProtos.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1.6.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IPV6-MIB::ipv6IfStatsInUnknownProtos

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1.6.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IPV6-MIB::ipv6IfStatsInUnknownProtos.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
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.55ipv6MIBIPV6-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1ipv6MIBObjectsIPV6-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1.6ipv6IfStatsTableIPV6-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1.6.1ipv6IfStatsEntryIPV6-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1.6.1.6ipv6IfStatsInUnknownProtosIPV6-MIB