RMON-MIB :: etherHistoryOctets

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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etherHistoryOctets

Module: RMON-MIB

OID (symbolic): RMON-MIB::etherHistoryOctets

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.2.2.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of octets of data (including those in bad packets) received on the network (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

What is etherHistoryOctets?

The total number of octets of data received on the monitored segment during this sampling interval, including those in bad packets — the historical (per-bucket) counterpart to etherStatsOctets.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.2.2.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> RMON-MIB::etherHistoryOctets

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.2.2.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> RMON-MIB::etherHistoryOctets.1

SNMPv3 example:

snmpget -v3 -l authPriv -u snmpv3-user -a SHA -A "AuthPassword1" -x AES -X "PrivPassword1" <target> etherHistoryOctets.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (10 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
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.2historyLBHUB-BOOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.2.2etherHistoryTableRFC1271-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.2.2.1etherHistoryEntryRFC1271-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.2.2.1.5etherHistoryOctetsRMON-MIB