RFC-1213-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

All MIBsRFC-1213-MIB

Category: IETF Standards

Description: Provides MIB-II base management objects covering the system, interfaces, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, and SNMP groups.

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What Is RFC-1213-MIB?

RFC-1213-MIB is the standard IETF MIB (RFC 1213), universally known as MIB-II, defining the foundational system, interface, address-translation, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, EGP, transmission, and SNMP object groups implemented by virtually every SNMP-managed device. Its objects include the system group (sysDescr, sysObjectID, sysUpTime, sysContact, sysName, sysLocation, sysServices), the interfaces group (ifNumber and the ifTable with ifIndex/ifDescr/ifType/ifMtu/ifSpeed/ifPhysAddress/ifAdminStatus/ifOperStatus/ifLastChange and traffic/error counters), and further groups for IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, and EGP statistics. As the baseline management MIB it lets an administrator or NMS discover basic identity, uptime, and per-interface status/traffic on any compliant SNMP agent, forming the foundation nearly all monitoring tools build on. It is implemented by essentially every SNMP-capable network device, server, and appliance. This is the single most heavily searched foundational MIB in existence, since RFC 1213 (MIB-II) defines the baseline system/interface/IP/ICMP/TCP/UDP objects that virtually every SNMP-managed device on the internet implements.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in RFC-1213-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

  • Virtually every SNMP-capable network device, server, and appliance

Monitoring Examples

A monitoring tool queries sysUpTime and walks ifTable to establish basic reachability, uptime, and per-interface status for virtually any SNMP-managed device, using nothing but the universal RFC 1213 MIB-II.

What Can Be Monitored

  • baseline system identity, uptime, and interface status/traffic
Imported Objects

From RFC-1212

OBJECT-TYPE

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
Gauge
IpAddress
NetworkAddress
TimeTicks
mgmt
OIDs

RFC description

Defines MIB-II base management objects for system, interfaces, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, and SNMP groups.

Start monitoring virtually every SNMP-capable network device, server, and appliance (baseline system/interface/protocol statistics) with a free 30-day trial of IPNetwork Monitor. Import MIBs, browse SNMP OIDs, create custom SNMP monitors, configure alerts, and monitor any SNMP-enabled network device from a single console.

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