IPX :: ipxBasicSysInUnknownSockets

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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ipxBasicSysInUnknownSockets

Module: IPX

OID (symbolic): IPX::ipxBasicSysInUnknownSockets

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1.1.1.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: The number of IPX packets discarded because the destination socket was not open.

What is ipxBasicSysInUnknownSockets?

This read-only counter reports the number of IPX packets discarded because their destination socket wasn't open on this system. An admin seeing this climb should check whether an expected IPX application or service has failed to start and open its socket.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1.1.1.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IPX::ipxBasicSysInUnknownSockets

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1.1.1.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IPX::ipxBasicSysInUnknownSockets.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.23novellGWADA-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2mibDocGWADA-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5ipxIPX
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1ipxSystemIPX
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1.1ipxBasicSysTableIPX
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1.1.1ipxBasicSysEntryIPX
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1.1.1.8ipxBasicSysInUnknownSocketsIPX