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rptrPortProtocolOther
Module: REPEATER-MIB
OID (symbolic): REPEATER-MIB::rptrPortProtocolOther
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1.1.4.3.2.2.1.11
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: Counter
Access: read-only
Description: Get this port's total received unknown protocol packets.
What is rptrPortProtocolOther?
This read-only Counter32 counts how many unrecognized/other packets this individual port has received, one of several legacy per-protocol counters this MIB keeps side by side (OSI, Novell, Banyan, DECnet, XNS, IP, Cabletron management, AppleTalk, and an 'other' catch-all) from an era when one Ethernet segment often carried several network-layer protocols at once. Admins use rptrPortProtocolOther to confirm which legacy protocols are still actually running on this port's wire before decommissioning old protocol stacks or troubleshooting a mixed-protocol LAN. A high rptrPortProtocolOther value alongside low counts elsewhere suggests traffic the switch can't classify into any of the known legacy protocols, worth a packet capture to identify.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1.1.4.3.2.2.1.11 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> REPEATER-MIB::rptrPortProtocolOther
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1.1.4.3.2.2.1.11.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> REPEATER-MIB::rptrPortProtocolOther.1
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (11 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4 | private | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1 | enterprises | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52 | cabletron | Cabletron-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4 | mibs | CT-PRIORITY-QUEUING |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1 | ctron | CTRON-ISDN-CONFIGURATION-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1 | ctPhysical | CTRON-MIB-NAMES |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1.1 | repeaterRev4 | CTRON-MIB-NAMES |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1.1.4 | repeaterRev4 | REPEATER-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1.1.4.3 | rptrPort | REPEATER-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1.1.4.3.2 | rptrPortStats | REPEATER-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1.1.4.3.2.2 | rptrPortProtocolTbl | REPEATER-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1.1.4.3.2.2.1 | rptrPortProtocolEntry | REPEATER-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.1.1.4.3.2.2.1.11 | rptrPortProtocolOther | REPEATER-MIB |