PCAP-MIB :: pcapOctets

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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pcapOctets

Module: PCAP-MIB

OID (symbolic): PCAP-MIB::pcapOctets

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.1112.2.1.10

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter64

Access: read-only

Description: Number of octets seen by the network monitor.

What is pcapOctets?

This read-only 64-bit counter tallies the total bytes observed by this packet-capture session since it started. Admins watch it to gauge how much traffic a capture has processed, useful for estimating capture file size or confirming the filter is actually matching traffic. For example, pcapOctets climbing steadily during a test confirms the capture is actively seeing matching packets rather than sitting idle.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.1112.2.1.10
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> PCAP-MIB::pcapOctets

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.1112.2.1.10.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> PCAP-MIB::pcapOctets.1

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How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Select a device implementing PCAP-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 pcapOctets 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. It reports the number of octets seen by the network monitor. 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 Counter64-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 (8 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325fokusFOKUS-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1begemotBEGEMOT-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.1112pcapPCAP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.1112.2pcapTablePCAP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.1112.2.1pcapEntryPCAP-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.1112.2.1.10pcapOctetsPCAP-MIB