ITOUCH-APPLETALK-MIB

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Category: Protocol: AppleTalk, Vendor: iTouch

Description:

iTouch (Black Box) MIB exposing SNMP objects that handle AppleTalk protocol routing and zone management on iTouch devices.

Imported Objects

From ITOUCH-MIB

iTouchOBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
TimeTicks

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString

From RFC1243-MIB

DdpAddress

From RFC1316-MIB

charPortIndexOBJECT-TYPE

What Is ITOUCH-APPLETALK-MIB?

ITOUCH-APPLETALK-MIB is a private MIB from iTouch Communications (later part of Black Box), providing SNMP objects for managing the AppleTalk protocol stack — including routing and zone information — on iTouch networking devices such as terminal servers and multiprotocol routers. It exposes AppleTalk-specific configuration and status data, such as zone names, network ranges, and routing table entries, reflecting the device's participation in an AppleTalk internetwork. From a hardware/software status perspective it mainly reveals protocol/software state (whether AppleTalk routing is enabled, zone membership, routing table population) rather than physical hardware health, helping confirm the AppleTalk stack is running correctly. This MIB parallels the structure of the standard AppleTalk MIB (RFC 1742) routing/zone table conventions, though implemented as an iTouch-private module. It would have been deployed in legacy multiprotocol networks of the 1990s/2000s where AppleTalk coexisted with IP on iTouch terminal servers or routers. Engineers can download the ITOUCH-APPLETALK-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in ITOUCH-APPLETALK-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

What Can Be Monitored

  • AppleTalk zone membership
  • AppleTalk routing table entries
  • AppleTalk routing enabled/disabled state

Supported Devices

  • iTouch/Black Box terminal server or multiprotocol router

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were supplied for this MIB, so specific table or object names cannot be confirmed. Typically an administrator would poll the AppleTalk routing and zone tables to confirm expected zones are visible and routes to remote AppleTalk networks are present, with a missing zone or empty routing table indicating an AppleTalk routing failure. Without concrete object names here, a more detailed grounded example cannot be honestly given.

OIDs
OID symbolicOID numericTypeAccessDescription
xApple1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21
xAppleSystem1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.1
INT appleState1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.1.1INTEGERread-writeControls whether the router will perform AppleTalk routing.
INT appleStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.1.2INTEGERread-onlyIndicates whether the router is performing AppleTalk routing.
INT appleStatusIf1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.1.3INTEGERread-onlyThe ifIndex of the bad interface if appleStatus is 'badConfig'.
xApplePort1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2
applePortTable1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1not-accessibleTable of fields indexed by interface.
applePortEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1not-accessibleA particular entry.
INT applePortIndex1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.1INTEGERread-onlyThe index of the interface; same as IfIndex.
INT applePortProtocolPriority1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.2INTEGERread-writeThis value defines the priority at which all Apple routed packets will be placed on the WAN output queue.
INT applePortArpInterval1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.3INTEGERread-writeThe interval at which ARP messages should be sent during the process of selecting a network address.
INT applePortArpRetransmitCount1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.4INTEGERread-writeThe number of ARP messages that should be sent during the process of selecting a network address.
INT applePortChecksum1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.5INTEGERread-writeControls whether checksums are generated on all DDP packets sent out the interface.
CTR applePortPacketsIn1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.6Counterread-onlyThe number of AppleTalk packets received on this interface.
CTR applePortPacketsOut1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.7Counterread-onlyThe number of AppleTalk packets transmitted on this interface.
CTR applePortForwardsIn1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.8Counterread-onlyThe number of AppleTalk packets received on this interface which were not addressed to this router.
CTR applePortForwardsOut1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.9Counterread-onlyThe number of AppleTalk packets transmitted on this interface which were not originated by this router.
ADR applePortNetAddress1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.10DdpAddressread-onlyThe actual address used by this port.
OCT applePortNetStart1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.11OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe start of the actual network range used by this port.
OCT applePortNetEnd1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.12OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe end of the actual network range used by this port.
CTR applePortErrors1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.13Counterread-onlyThe number of AppleTalk packets received in error.
INT applePortLastError1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.14INTEGERread-onlyThe type of the most recent error counted in applePortErrors. A value of zero means no error.
TIK applePortLastErrorTime1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.15TimeTicksread-onlyThe value of sysUptime when applePortLastError last occured.
OCT applePortLastErrorData1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.16OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe first 22 bytes of the packet from applePortLastError.
INT applePortBringBackTime1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.17INTEGERread-writeThe number of seconds to shut down an interface while waiting for a manager-initiated configuration change to propagate.
INT applePortUseNeighborNotify1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.18INTEGERread-writeControls generation of neighbor notify messages when an interface is disabled or system is shut down.
INT applePortRouterType1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.1.1.19INTEGERread-writeType of router operation over this port.
applePortZoneTable1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.2not-accessibleTable of fields indexed by interface and zone.
applePortZoneEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.2.1not-accessibleA particular entry.
INT applePortZoneIndex1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.2.1.1INTEGERread-onlyThe index of the interface; same as IfIndex.
OCT applePortZoneName1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.2.1.2OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe name of the zone.
INT applePortZoneStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.2.2.1.3INTEGERread-writeThe status of the entry. Set to 'invalid' to remove the entry.
xApplePolicy1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3
applePortExportTable1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.1not-accessibleTable of fields indexed by interface and zone.
applePortExportEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.1.1not-accessibleA particular entry.
INT applePortExportIndex1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.1.1.1INTEGERread-onlyThe index of the interface; same as IfIndex.
OCT applePortExportZone1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.1.1.2OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe name of the zone.
OCT applePortExportName1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.1.1.3OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe name of the name.
OCT applePortExportType1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.1.1.4OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe name of the type.
INT applePortExportAction1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.1.1.5INTEGERread-writeControl whether the data will be hidden or advertised.
INT applePortExportStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.1.1.6INTEGERread-writeThe status of the entry. Set to 'invalid' to remove the entry.
applePortImportTable1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.2not-accessibleTable of fields indexed by interface and zone.
applePortImportEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.2.1not-accessibleA particular entry.
INT applePortImportIndex1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.2.1.1INTEGERread-onlyThe index of the interface; same as IfIndex.
OCT applePortImportZone1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.2.1.2OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe name of the zone.
OCT applePortImportName1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.2.1.3OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe name of the name.
OCT applePortImportType1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.2.1.4OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe name of the type.
INT applePortImportAction1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.2.1.5INTEGERread-writeControl whether the data will be discarded or accepted.
INT applePortImportStatus1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.3.2.1.6INTEGERread-writeThe status of the entry. Set to 'invalid' to remove the entry.
xAppleNbp1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.4
appleNbpTable1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.4.1not-accessibleTable of fields indexed by interface and zone.
appleNbpEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.4.1.1not-accessibleA particular entry.
OCT appleNbpZone1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.4.1.1.1OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe name of the zone.
OCT appleNbpName1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.4.1.1.2OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe name of the name.
OCT appleNbpType1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.4.1.1.3OCTET STRINGread-onlyThe name of the type.
ADR appleNbpNode1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.4.1.1.4DdpAddressread-onlyThe address of the node who offers the service associated with this entry.
INT appleNbpSocket1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.4.1.1.5INTEGERread-onlyThe socket of the service associated with this entry. The value 0 means no socket.
xAppleTraffic1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.5
INT appleTrafficSort1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.5.1INTEGERread-writeSetting to EXECUTE causes the most recent traffic information to be sorted into the appleTrafficTable. The sorting precedence is: decreasing percentage, increasing destination address, increasing source address, and increasing interface number. Setting to READY has no effect.
appleTrafficTable1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.5.2not-accessibleA list of traffic entries, sorted in the order specified by appleTrafficSort.
appleTrafficEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.5.2.1not-accessibleParameter values for an Filter filter.
INT appleTrafficIndex1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.5.2.1.1INTEGERread-onlyIdentification of a traffic entry.
INT appleTrafficPercent1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.5.2.1.2INTEGERread-onlyThe percent of total traffic that this traffic entryrepresents, in tenths of a percent.
ADR appleTrafficDst1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.5.2.1.3DdpAddressread-onlyThe destination to which the traffic entry applies.
ADR appleTrafficSrc1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.5.2.1.4DdpAddressread-onlyThe source to which the traffic entry applies.
INT appleTrafficIntf1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.5.2.1.5INTEGERread-onlyThe inbound interface to which the traffic entry applies.
INT appleTrafficMonitoring1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.5.3INTEGERread-writeControls whether internet traffic information will be recorded.
xAppleRemoteAccess1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6
STR arapPassword1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.1DisplayStringread-writeThe server's ARAP password. To increase security, Gets of this object return the NULL string.
STR arapDefaultZoneName1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.2DisplayStringread-writeThe name of the AppleTalk zone that the server should try to choose at boot time.
arapPortTable1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.3not-accessibleA list of ARAP port entries.
arapPortEntry1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.3.1not-accessibleARAP parameter values for a port.
INT arapPortEnabled1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.3.1.1INTEGERread-writeIndicates if ARAP connections are allowed on this port.
INT arapPortZoneAccess1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.3.1.2INTEGERread-writeIndicates the AppleTalk zones that ARAP connections on this port may access: none, local, all, or named zone.
STR arapPortZoneName1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.3.1.3DisplayStringread-writeIf this port's arapPortZoneAccess field indicates a named zone, this field contains the zone name.
INT arapPortMaxConnectTime1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.3.1.4INTEGERread-writeMaximum number of minutes a single ARAP connection may exist on the port before a server initiated disconnect. To set no limit on the amount of time that an ARAP user may be connected, set this object to -1.
INT arapPortGuestLoginsOk1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.3.1.5INTEGERread-writeIndicates if 'Guest' logins (with no password) are allowed on the port.
INT arapPortTimeConnected1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.3.1.6INTEGERread-onlyIndicates the number of minutes the current ARAP connection has been established on the port, rounded up to the nearest minute. Gets return -1 if no ARAP user is currently connected on the port or if ARAP is not enabled on the port.
INT arapPortTimeRemaining1.3.6.1.4.1.33.21.6.3.1.7INTEGERread-writeIndicates the number of minutes the current ARAP connection may remain on the port before a server initiated disconnect will occur, rounded up to the nearest minute. To set no limit on the amount of time that the current ARAP user may continue to be connected, set this object to the maximum value in the range. Gets return -1 if no ARAP user is currently connected on the port or if ARAP is not enabled on the port. Gets also return -1 if there is a user connected and there is no limit on the amount of time that the current user may be connected.

RFC description

iTouch (Black Box) AppleTalk MIB providing SNMP objects for AppleTalk protocol routing and zone management on iTouch devices.

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