PRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB :: prvtStatHistEtherStatsDropEvents

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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prvtStatHistEtherStatsDropEvents

Module: PRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB

OID (symbolic): PRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB::prvtStatHistEtherStatsDropEvents

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.5.140.1.2.5.1.14

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: Value of etherStatsDropEvents counter.

What is prvtStatHistEtherStatsDropEvents?

This is a historical snapshot, for this interface and gathering interval, of the RMON etherStatsDropEvents counter, i.e. how many times the monitor itself dropped packets due to resource limits (not the same as packets the interface discarded). An admin checks this to know whether historical traffic counts for the interval might be understated due to monitor-side drops.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.5.140.1.2.5.1.14
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> PRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB::prvtStatHistEtherStatsDropEvents

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.5.140.1.2.5.1.14.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> PRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB::prvtStatHistEtherStatsDropEvents.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (9 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
1.3.6.1.4.1.738privateVendorOIDPRIV-VENDORDEF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1prvt_productsPRVT-SWITCH-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.5switchPRVT-SWITCH-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.5.140prvtStatisticsHistoryMibPRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.5.140.1prvtStatisticsHistoryObjectsPRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.5.140.1.2prvtStatHistDailySnapshotDataPRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.5.140.1.2.5prvtStatisticsHistoryDataTablePRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.5.140.1.2.5.1prvtStatisticsHistoryDataEntryPRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.738.1.5.140.1.2.5.1.14prvtStatHistEtherStatsDropEventsPRVT-STATISTICSHISTORY-MIB