RETIX-METROLAN-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Category: Legacy / Bridge Equipment

Description: Manages Retix MetroLAN Ethernet bridge configuration and forwarding table operations.

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What Is RETIX-METROLAN-MIB?

RETIX-METROLAN-MIB is a legacy enterprise MIB from Retix, an early-1990s networking equipment vendor, covering their MetroLAN family of Ethernet bridges. It defines configuration objects for bridge operation and the forwarding/filtering database used to switch Ethernet frames between ports. Its monitoring role centers on the operational status of the bridging function -- port up/down state, forwarding table entries/learning activity, and bridge-level configuration -- rather than deep hardware environmental sensors, reflecting the more limited management model of early Ethernet bridge products. As an Ethernet bridge MIB from that era it would typically be used alongside, or as a private-enterprise supplement to, the IETF Bridge MIB (RFC 1493 / dot1dBridge) rather than replacing it. It would have been deployed on Retix MetroLAN Ethernet bridges used in early enterprise LAN interconnection and metro-area bridging deployments. Engineers can download the RETIX-METROLAN-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in RETIX-METROLAN-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • Retix MetroLAN Ethernet bridges (legacy, discontinued vendor)

Monitoring Examples

No sample_objects or module_desc text were provided for this module in the available source, so specific object or table names cannot be responsibly cited; based on the short description, a network administrator would be expected to poll bridge forwarding-table and port-status objects to confirm learned MAC addresses and port states, but exact identifiers are not confirmed from available data.

What Can Be Monitored

  • bridge port status
  • forwarding/filtering database entries
  • bridge configuration parameters
Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC-1215

TRAP-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
DisplayString
Gauge
IpAddress
NetworkAddress
TimeTicks
enterprises

From RFC1213-MIB

mib-2
OIDs

RFC description

Manages ATM bandwidth groups, DS3/ATM boards, virtual LANs, and SLIP configuration on MetroLAN switches.

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