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Category: IETF Standards
Description: Defines AppleTalk network protocol management objects for routing and zone tables per RFC 1243.
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What Is RFC1243-MIB?
RFC1243-MIB is an early IETF standards MIB defining management objects for the AppleTalk network protocol suite, covering routing tables and AppleTalk zone information used by AppleTalk-speaking routers and gateways. It exposes configuration and operational data related to AppleTalk network numbers, zones, and routing table entries rather than modern IP-centric metrics. Its monitoring role, in the context of legacy AppleTalk networks, would have been to verify that AppleTalk routes and zone mappings were correctly propagated and that routing table entries reflected the expected network topology—essentially a protocol/software status check rather than physical hardware monitoring. It stands as a largely obsolete, standalone protocol MIB with no significant dependency on other modern MIBs beyond basic SNMP framework conventions. It would have been deployed on legacy routers and gateways in networks supporting classic Macintosh AppleTalk connectivity, a technology now essentially retired. Modern network engineers rarely need an RFC1243-MIB reference outside of historical documentation or the occasional maintenance of legacy AppleTalk gear still running in the field.
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Supported Devices
- vendor-neutral, standards-based MIB, not tied to a specific manufacturer
- legacy AppleTalk routers and gateways
Monitoring Examples
No sample objects were provided for this module, but per RFC 1243 an administrator would historically have polled AppleTalk routing table entries to confirm routes to remote AppleTalk zones were present and reachable, and checked zone table entries to verify zone name-to-network mappings were correctly learned. Given the module's age and the retirement of AppleTalk as a protocol, this MIB is now primarily of historical or legacy-equipment interest rather than active monitoring value.
What Can Be Monitored
- AppleTalk routing table entries
- AppleTalk zone mappings
- network number assignments
This MIB depends on
Related MIBs
Imported Objects
OIDs
| OID symbolic | OID numeric | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aarp | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.2 | |||
| aarpEntry | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.2.1.1 | not-accessible | Each entry contains one AppleTalk Network Address to physical address equivalence. | |
| INT aarpIfIndex | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.2.1.1.1 | INTEGER | read-only | The interface on which this entry's equivalence is effective. The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex. |
| ADR aarpNetAddress | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.2.1.1.3 | DdpAddress | read-only | The AppleTalk Network Address corresponding to the media-dependent physical address. |
| OCT aarpPhysAddress | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.2.1.1.2 | OCTET STRING | read-only | The media-dependent physical address |
| aarpTable | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.2.1 | not-accessible | The AppleTalk Address Translation Table contains an equivalence of AppleTalk Network Addresses to the link layer physical address. | |
| appletalk | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13 | |||
| atecho | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.9 | |||
| CTR atechoReplies | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.9.2 | Counter | read-only | The number of AppleTalk echo replies sent. |
| CTR atechoRequests | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.9.1 | Counter | read-only | The number of AppleTalk echo requests received. |
| atport | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3 | |||
| STR atportDescr | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.2 | DisplayString | read-only | A text string containing information about the port. This string is intended for presentation to a human; it must not contain anything but printable ASCII characters. |
| atportEntry | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1 | not-accessible | The description of one of the AppleTalk ports on this entity. | |
| INT atportIfIndex | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.11 | INTEGER | read-write | The physical interface associated with this AppleTalk port. The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex. |
| INT atportIndex | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.1 | INTEGER | read-only | A unique value for each AppleTalk port. Its value is between 1 and the total number of AppleTalk ports. The value for each port must remain constant at least from the re-initialization of the entity's network management system to the next re-initialization. |
| ADR atportNetAddress | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.6 | DdpAddress | read-write | The AppleTalk network address configured for this port. |
| INT atportNetConfig | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.8 | INTEGER | read-only | The configuration status of this port. |
| OCT atportNetEnd | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.5 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The last AppleTalk network address in the range configured for this port. This is a two octet DDP network address in network byte order. If the network to which this AppleTalk port is connected is a Phase 1 network or a non-extended network, the value for atportNetEnd shall be two octets of zero. |
| OCT atportNetStart | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.4 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The first AppleTalk network address in the range configured for this port. This is a two octet DDP network address in network byte order. |
| INT atportStatus | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.7 | INTEGER | read-write | The configuration status of this port. Setting this object to the value invalid(4) has the effect of invalidating the corresponding entry in the atportTable. That is, it effectively disassociates the mapping identified with said entry. It is an implementation-specific matter as to whether the agent removes an invalidated entry from the table. Accordingly, management stations must be prepared to receive from agents tabular information corresponding to entries not currently in use. Proper interpretation of such entries requires examination of the relevant atportStatus object. |
| atportTable | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1 | not-accessible | A list of AppleTalk ports for this entity. | |
| INT atportType | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.3 | INTEGER | read-write | The type of port, distinguished by the protocol immediately below DDP in the protocol stack. |
| OCT atportZone | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.10 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The zone name configured for this AppleTalk port. |
| INT atportZoneConfig | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.3.1.1.9 | INTEGER | read-only | The configuration status of the zone information for this port. |
| ddp | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4 | |||
| CTR ddpBroadcastErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.11 | Counter | read-only | The total number of input DDP datagrams dropped because this entity was not their final destination and they were addressed to the link level broadcast. |
| CTR ddpChecksumErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.14 | Counter | read-only | The total number of input DDP datagrams dropped because of a checksum error. |
| CTR ddpForwRequests | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.5 | Counter | read-only | The number of input datagrams for which this entity was not their final DDP destination, as a result of which an attempt was made to find a route to forward them to that final destination. |
| CTR ddpHopCountErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.13 | Counter | read-only | The total number of input DDP datagrams dropped because this entity was not their final destination and their hop count would exceed 15. |
| CTR ddpInLocalDatagrams | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.6 | Counter | read-only | The total number of input DDP datagrams for which this entity was their final DDP destination. |
| CTR ddpInReceives | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.4 | Counter | read-only | The total number of input datagrams received by DDP, including those received in error. |
| CTR ddpNoProtocolHandlers | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.7 | Counter | read-only | The total number of DDP datagrams addressed to this entity that were addressed to an upper layer protocol for which no protocol handler existed. |
| CTR ddpOutLongs | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.3 | Counter | read-only | The total number of long DDP datagrams which were transmitted from this entity. |
| CTR ddpOutNoRoutes | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.8 | Counter | read-only | The total number of DDP datagrams dropped because a route could not be found to their final destination. |
| CTR ddpOutRequests | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.1 | Counter | read-only | The total number of DDP datagrams which were supplied to DDP by local DDP clients in requests for transmission. Note that this counter does not include any datagrams counted in ddpForwRequests. |
| CTR ddpOutShorts | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.2 | Counter | read-only | The total number of short DDP datagrams which were transmitted from this entity. |
| CTR ddpShortDDPErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.12 | Counter | read-only | The total number of input DDP datagrams dropped because this entity was not their final destination and their type was short DDP. |
| CTR ddpTooLongErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.10 | Counter | read-only | The total number of input DDP datagrams dropped because the received data length was greater than the data length specified in the DDP header or because they exceeded the maximum DDP datagram size. |
| CTR ddpTooShortErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.4.9 | Counter | read-only | The total number of input DDP datagrams dropped because the received data length was less than the data length specified in the DDP header or the received data length was less than the length of the expected DDP header. |
| kip | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6 | |||
| IP kipBCastAddr | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1.1.5 | IpAddress | read-write | The form of the IP address used to broadcast on this network. |
| INT kipCore | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1.1.6 | INTEGER | read-write | The status of this network as a Kip Core network. |
| kipEntry | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1.1 | not-accessible | An entry in the routing table for KIP networks. | |
| INT kipHopCount | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1.1.4 | INTEGER | read-write | The number of hops required to reach the destination network to which this entry pertains. |
| OCT kipNetEnd | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1.1.2 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The last AppleTalk network address in the range for this routing entry. This address is a two octet DDP network address in network byte order. If the network to which this AppleTalk port is connected is a Phase 1 network or a non-extended network, the value for kipNetEnd shall be two octets of zero. |
| OCT kipNetStart | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1.1.1 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The first AppleTalk network address in the range for this routing entry. This address is a two octet DDP network address in network byte order. |
| IP kipNextHop | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1.1.3 | IpAddress | read-write | The IP address of the next hop in the route to this entry's destination network. |
| INT kipShare | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1.1.9 | INTEGER | read-write | If the information in this entry is propagated to other routers as part of a routing protocol, the value of this variable is equal to shared(1). Otherwise its value is private(2). |
| INT kipState | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1.1.8 | INTEGER | read-write | The state of this network entry. Setting this object to the value invalid(3) has the effect of invalidating the corresponding entry in the kipTable. That is, it effectively disassociates the mapping identified with said entry. It is an implementation-specific matter as to whether the agent removes an invalidated entry from the table. Accordingly, management stations must be prepared to receive from agents tabular information corresponding to entries not currently in use. Proper interpretation of such entries requires examination of the relevant kipState object. |
| kipTable | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1 | not-accessible | The table of routing information for KIP networks. | |
| INT kipType | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.6.1.1.7 | INTEGER | read-write | The type of the entity that this route points to. |
| llap | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1 | |||
| CTR llapCollisions | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.7 | Counter | read-only | The total number of collisions assumed on this LocalTalk interface due to the lack of a lapCTS reply. |
| CTR llapDefers | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.8 | Counter | read-only | The total number of times this LocalTalk interface deferred to other packets. |
| llapEntry | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1 | not-accessible | An LLAP entry containing objects for the LocalTalk Link Access Protocol for a particular LocalTalk interface. | |
| CTR llapFCSErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.11 | Counter | read-only | The total number of times this LocalTalk interface received a packet with an FCS (Frame Check Sequence) error. |
| INT llapIfIndex | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.1 | INTEGER | read-only | The LLAP interface to which this entry pertains. The interface identified by a particular value of this index is the same interface as identified by the same value of ifIndex. |
| CTR llapInErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.6 | Counter | read-only | The total number of packets containing errors received on this LocalTalk interface. |
| CTR llapInLengthErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.5 | Counter | read-only | The total number of packets received on this LocalTalk interface whose actual length did not match the length in the header. |
| CTR llapInNoHandlers | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.4 | Counter | read-only | The total number of good packets received on this LocalTalk interface for which there was no protocol handler. |
| CTR llapInPkts | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.2 | Counter | read-only | The total number of good packets received on this LocalTalk interface. |
| CTR llapNoDataErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.9 | Counter | read-only | The total number of times this LocalTalk interface received a lapRTS packet and expected a data packet, but did not receive any data packet. |
| CTR llapOutPkts | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.3 | Counter | read-only | The total number of packets transmitted on this LocalTalk interface. |
| CTR llapRandomCTSErrors | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1.1.10 | Counter | read-only | The total number of times this LocalTalk interface received a lapCTS packet that was not solicited by a lapRTS packet. |
| llapTable | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.1.1 | not-accessible | The list of LLAP entries. | |
| nbp | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.8 | |||
| nbpEntry | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.8.1.1 | not-accessible | The description of an NBP service registered on this entity. | |
| INT nbpIndex | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.8.1.1.1 | INTEGER | read-only | The index of this NBP entry. This value ranges from 1 to the number of NBP entries currently registered on this entity. |
| OCT nbpObject | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.8.1.1.2 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The name of the service described by this entity. |
| INT nbpState | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.8.1.1.5 | INTEGER | read-write | The state of this NBP entry. Setting this object to the value invalid(2) has the effect of invalidating the corresponding entry in the nbpTable. That is, it effectively disassociates the mapping identified with said entry. It is an implementation-specific matter as to whether the agent removes an invalidated entry from the table. Accordingly, management stations must be prepared to receive from agents tabular information corresponding to entries not currently in use. Proper interpretation of such entries requires examination of the relevant nbpState object. |
| nbpTable | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.8.1 | not-accessible | The table of NBP services registered on this entity. | |
| OCT nbpType | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.8.1.1.3 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The type of the service described by this entity. |
| OCT nbpZone | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.8.1.1.4 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The zone the service described by this entity is registered in. |
| rtmp | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.5 | |||
| rtmpEntry | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.5.1.1 | not-accessible | The route entry to a particular network range. | |
| INT rtmpHops | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.5.1.1.6 | INTEGER | read-write | The number of hops required to reach the destination network to which this routing entry pertains. |
| OCT rtmpNextHop | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.5.1.1.3 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The next hop in the route to this entry's destination network. If the type of this route is Appletalk, this address takes the same form as DdpAddress. |
| INT rtmpPort | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.5.1.1.5 | INTEGER | read-write | The index of the AppleTalk port over which this route points. |
| OCT rtmpRangeEnd | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.5.1.1.2 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The last DDP network address in the network range to which this routing entry pertains. This is a two octet DDP network address in network byte order. If the network to which this routing entry pertains is a Phase 1 network or a non-extended network, the value for rtmpRangeEnd shall be two octets of zero. |
| OCT rtmpRangeStart | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.5.1.1.1 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The first DDP network address in the network range to which this routing entry pertains. This is a two octet DDP network address in network byte order. |
| INT rtmpState | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.5.1.1.7 | INTEGER | read-write | The status of the information contained in this route entry. Setting this object to the value bad(4) has the effect of invalidating the corresponding entry in the rtmpTable. That is, it effectively disassociates the mapping identified with said entry. It is an implementation-specific matter as to whether the agent removes an invalidated entry from the table. Accordingly, management stations must be prepared to receive from agents tabular information corresponding to entries not currently in use. Proper interpretation of such entries requires examination of the relevant rtmpState object. |
| rtmpTable | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.5.1 | not-accessible | A list of Routing Table Maintenance Protocol entries for this entity. | |
| INT rtmpType | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.5.1.1.4 | INTEGER | read-write | The type of network over which this route points. |
| zip | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.7 | |||
| zipEntry | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.7.1.1 | not-accessible | An entry of zone information for a particular zone and network combination. | |
| zipTable | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.7.1 | not-accessible | The table of zone information for reachable AppleTalk networks. | |
| INT zipZoneIndex | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.7.1.1.2 | INTEGER | read-only | An integer that is unique to the zipZoneName that is present in this entry. For any given zone name, every zipEntry that has an equal zone name will have the same zipZoneIndex. |
| OCT zipZoneName | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.7.1.1.1 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The ASCII zone name of this entry. |
| OCT zipZoneNetEnd | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.7.1.1.4 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The network that ends the range for this entry. This address is a two octet DDP network address in network byte order. If the network to which this zip entry pertains is a Phase 1 network or a non-extended network, the value for zipZoneNetEnd shall be two bytes of zero. |
| OCT zipZoneNetStart | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.7.1.1.3 | OCTET STRING | read-write | The network that starts the range for this entry. This address is a two octet DDP network address in network byte order. |
| INT zipZoneState | 1.3.6.1.2.1.13.7.1.1.5 | INTEGER | read-write | The state of this zip entry. Setting this object to the value invalid(2) has the effect of invalidating the corresponding entry in the zipTable. That is, it effectively disassociates the mapping identified with said entry. It is an implementation-specific matter as to whether the agent removes an invalidated entry from the table. Accordingly, management stations must be prepared to receive from agents tabular information corresponding to entries not currently in use. Proper interpretation of such entries requires examination of the relevant zipZoneState object. |
RFC description
Appletalk MIB (RFC 1243); defines objects for managing Appletalk network protocol configuration and statistics.
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