MIDCOM-MIB :: midcomRuleError

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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midcomRuleError

Module: MIDCOM-MIB

OID (symbolic): MIDCOM-MIB::midcomRuleError

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.171.1.1.3.1.8

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: SnmpAdminString

Access: read-only

Description: This object contains a descriptive error message if the transition into the operational status reserved(7) or enabled(8) failed. Implementations must reset the error message to a zero-length string when a new

attempt to change the policy rule status to reserved(7) or enabled(8) is started.

RECOMMENDED values to be returned in particular cases include - 'lack of IP addresses' - 'lack of port numbers' - 'lack of resources' - 'specified NAT interface does not exist' - 'specified NAT interface does not support NAT' - 'conflict with already existing policy rule' - 'no internal IP wildcarding allowed' - 'no external IP wildcarding allowed'

The semantics of these error messages and the corresponding behavior of the MIDCOM-MIB implementation are specified in sections 2.3.9 and 2.3.10 of RFC 3989.

What is midcomRuleError?

Holds a human-readable error message explaining why this rule failed to transition to reserved(7) or enabled(8) — recommended values include things like 'lack of IP addresses' or 'conflict with already existing policy rule' — and is reset to empty each time a new attempt is made.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.171.1.1.3.1.8
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> MIDCOM-MIB::midcomRuleError

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.171.1.1.3.1.8.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> MIDCOM-MIB::midcomRuleError.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (6 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.171midcomMIBMIDCOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.171.1midcomObjectsMIDCOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.171.1.1midcomTransactionMIDCOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.171.1.1.3midcomRuleTableMIDCOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.171.1.1.3.1midcomRuleEntryMIDCOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.171.1.1.3.1.8midcomRuleErrorMIDCOM-MIB