Juniper-BRIDGE-MIB :: juniBridgeDupMacCounter

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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juniBridgeDupMacCounter

Module: Juniper-BRIDGE-MIB

OID (symbolic): Juniper-BRIDGE-MIB::juniBridgeDupMacCounter

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.4874.2.2.63.3.1

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of duplicate mac entries found for this bridge group. A duplicate mac address is considered duplicate if found on more than one interface(port).

What is juniBridgeDupMacCounter?

This counter tracks the total number of duplicate MAC entries found for this bridge group, where a MAC address is considered duplicate if it's seen on more than one interface (port). Admins monitor this counter to detect potential loops, spoofing, or misconfigured redundant links, since a legitimately unique MAC address should normally appear on only one port. For example, a rapidly incrementing duplicate MAC counter would prompt an admin to check for a bridging loop or a device connected to two ports simultaneously.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.4874.2.2.63.3.1
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> Juniper-BRIDGE-MIB::juniBridgeDupMacCounter

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.4874.2.2.63.3.1.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> Juniper-BRIDGE-MIB::juniBridgeDupMacCounter.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> juniBridgeDupMacCounter.1

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How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select a Juniper E-series edge router (802.1D transparent bridging) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type juniBridgeDupMacCounter into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, then select it and click OK. The total number of duplicate mac entries found for this bridge group. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is a Counter32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the counter increases sharply between polls relative to its normal baseline, since an unexpected spike often reflects a real change in traffic or activity. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (9 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.4874juniperUniJuniper-UNI-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.4874.2juniperUniMibsJuniper-UNI-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.4874.2.2juniMibsJuniper-MIBs
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.4874.2.2.63juniBridgeMIBJuniper-BRIDGE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.4874.2.2.63.3juniBridgeMiscCountersJuniper-BRIDGE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.4874.2.2.63.3.1juniBridgeDupMacCounterJuniper-BRIDGE-MIB