NETSWITCH-MIB :: hpSwitchBaseMACAddress

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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hpSwitchBaseMACAddress

Module: NETSWITCH-MIB

OID (symbolic): NETSWITCH-MIB::hpSwitchBaseMACAddress

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: MacAddress

Access: read-only

Description: Return the base MAC address of the switch. This is also the MAC address of the default vlan.

What is hpSwitchBaseMACAddress?

The switch's base MAC address, which also serves as the MAC address of its default VLAN — useful for identifying the unit on the wire or cross-referencing with the bridge/VLAN MIBs.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> NETSWITCH-MIB::hpSwitchBaseMACAddress

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> NETSWITCH-MIB::hpSwitchBaseMACAddress.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (13 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.11hpCLJ8500-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2nmCLJ8500-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14icfCONFIG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11hpicfObjectsCONFIG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5hpicfSwitchCONFIG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1hpSwitchCONFIG-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.1hpOpSystemHP-ICF-OID
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.14.11.5.1.1.6hpSwitchBaseMACAddressNETSWITCH-MIB