RMON-MIB :: etherStatsPkts

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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etherStatsPkts

Module: RMON-MIB

OID (symbolic): RMON-MIB::etherStatsPkts

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The total number of packets (including bad packets, broadcast packets, and multicast packets) received.

What is etherStatsPkts?

The total number of packets received on this monitored segment, including bad, broadcast, and multicast packets — the top-level packet-rate counter to check before drilling into the more specific error and size-bucket counters in this table.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> RMON-MIB::etherStatsPkts

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> RMON-MIB::etherStatsPkts.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
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1statisticsLBHUB-BOOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1etherStatsTableRFC1271-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1.1etherStatsEntryRFC1271-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.1.1.1.5etherStatsPktsRMON-MIB