PACKETEER-MIB :: linkMacSameSidePkts

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 26, 2026

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linkMacSameSidePkts

Module: PACKETEER-MIB

OID (symbolic): PACKETEER-MIB::linkMacSameSidePkts

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.2334.2.1.2.2.1.42

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of same-side packets on the link.

What is linkMacSameSidePkts?

Counts packets on this link where the source and destination MAC addresses were on the same physical side of the PacketShaper, i.e. traffic that technically should not have needed to traverse the shaper. A nonzero, growing count points to a bridging/topology misconfiguration around this link.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2334.2.1.2.2.1.42
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> PACKETEER-MIB::linkMacSameSidePkts

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.2334.2.1.2.2.1.42.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> PACKETEER-MIB::linkMacSameSidePkts.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> linkMacSameSidePkts.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
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.2334packeteerPACKETEER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2334.2packeteerMibsPACKETEER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2334.2.1psCommonMibPACKETEER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2334.2.1.2psLinksPACKETEER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2334.2.1.2.2linkTablePACKETEER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2334.2.1.2.2.1linkEntryPACKETEER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.2334.2.1.2.2.1.42linkMacSameSidePktsPACKETEER-MIB