IPX :: ipxBasicSysOpenSocketFails

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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ipxBasicSysOpenSocketFails

Module: IPX

OID (symbolic): IPX::ipxBasicSysOpenSocketFails

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1.1.1.18

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: The number of IPX socket open calls which failed.

What is ipxBasicSysOpenSocketFails?

This read-only counter reports the number of IPX socket-open calls that failed on this system. An admin seeing this climb should suspect the system is hitting its ipxBasicSysConfigSockets limit or running low on resources for new IPX sessions.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1.1.1.18
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> IPX::ipxBasicSysOpenSocketFails

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1.1.1.18.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> IPX::ipxBasicSysOpenSocketFails.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.23.2.5.1.1.1.18ipxBasicSysOpenSocketFailsIPX