RFC1271-MIB :: etherStatsDropEvents

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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etherStatsDropEvents

Module: RFC1271-MIB

OID (symbolic): RFC1271-MIB::etherStatsDropEvents

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1.1.3

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of events in which packets were dropped by the probe due to lack of resources. Note that this number is not necessarily the number of packets dropped; it is just the number of times this condition has been detected.

What is etherStatsDropEvents?

Count of times the RMON probe dropped packets due to lack of internal resources; note this counts the number of drop events detected, not the number of packets actually dropped.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1.1.3
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> RFC1271-MIB::etherStatsDropEvents

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1.1.3.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> RFC1271-MIB::etherStatsDropEvents.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.2mgmtAXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1mib_2AXON-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.16rmonLBHUB-BOOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1statisticsLBHUB-BOOM-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1etherStatsTableRFC1271-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1.1etherStatsEntryRFC1271-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1.1.3etherStatsDropEventsRFC1271-MIB