IPV6-MIB :: ipv6Interfaces

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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ipv6Interfaces

Module: IPV6-MIB

OID (symbolic): IPV6-MIB::ipv6Interfaces

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Unsigned32

Access: read-only

Description: The number of IPv6 interfaces (regardless of their current state) present on this system.

This object is obsolete; there is no direct replacement, but its value can be derived from the number of rows in the IP-MIB::ipv6InterfaceTable.

What is ipv6Interfaces?

Reported the total count of IPv6 interfaces on the device, regardless of their up/down state. Obsolete with no direct replacement object; an admin today derives the same count by counting rows in IP-MIB::ipv6InterfaceTable instead.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IPV6-MIB::ipv6Interfaces

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IPV6-MIB::ipv6Interfaces.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
1.3.6.1.2.1.55.1.3ipv6InterfacesIPV6-MIB