L2TP-MIB

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Organization: IETF L2TP Working Group

Last Updated: 2002-08-23

Category: VPN and Security

Description: Manages Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) tunnel and session state, configuration, and statistics, including tunnel endpoint domain grouping.

IPNetwork Monitor uses several OIDs from this MIB in network discovery and polling the applicable devices. Start monitoring L2TP-MIB with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor.

What Is L2TP-MIB?

L2TP-MIB is a standards-based IETF MIB (RFC 3371) for managing the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol, which carries PPP sessions inside tunnels across an IP network, commonly used in dial/VPN access aggregation. It exposes tunnel- and session-level configuration and statistics, per-domain tunnel grouping and administrative control, and vendor/firmware identification for the L2TP implementation. Monitoring emphasis leans toward software/service status: l2tpAdminState and l2tpDrainingTunnels reveal whether the L2TP service (or a specific domain of tunnels) is being gracefully drained for maintenance, while l2tpVendorName and l2tpFirmwareRev expose the implementation's software version. It is a vendor-neutral MIB that stands on its own but is commonly deployed alongside PPP- and RADIUS-related MIBs in access networks. It is typically deployed on LAC/LNS devices (L2TP Access Concentrators and Network Servers) used in broadband/VPDN remote-access deployments. Engineers implementing or auditing this functionality typically reference the L2TP-MIB RFC/standard documentation for the authoritative specification.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in L2TP-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.

Supported Devices

  • vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer — applies to LAC/LNS devices (L2TP access concentrators and network servers)

Monitoring Examples

An operator can check l2tpAdminState and l2tpDrainingTunnels to see whether tunnels are being administratively drained ahead of maintenance, and use l2tpDomainConfigTable (l2tpDomainConfigId, l2tpDomainConfigAdminState, l2tpDomainConfigDrainTunnels) to control or observe this behavior per domain group rather than for the whole device. l2tpVendorName and l2tpFirmwareRev confirm the L2TP software build in use, useful when diagnosing interoperability issues between LAC and LNS endpoints.

What Can Be Monitored

  • tunnel/domain admin state
  • tunnel draining status
  • L2TP vendor name and firmware revision
  • protocol versions supported
  • per-domain authentication configuration
Imported Objects

From IF-MIB

InterfaceIndex

From SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB

SnmpAdminString

From SNMPv2-CONF

MODULE-COMPLIANCE
NOTIFICATION-GROUP
OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Counter64
Gauge32
Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32
transmission

From SNMPv2-TC

RowStatus
StorageType
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using l2tpDomainStatsTotalTunnels OID:

Select a device implementing L2TP-MIB 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 l2tpDomainStatsTotalTunnels into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. This object returns the total number of tunnels that have successfully reached the established state for this tunnel domain. 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.
OIDs

RFC description

Defines managed objects for Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), a protocol for tunneling PPP traffic over IP networks. Used for managing L2TP tunnel and session parameters.

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