RMON-MIB :: hostInOctets

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 14, 2026

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hostInOctets

Module: RMON-MIB

OID (symbolic): RMON-MIB::hostInOctets

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4.2.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter32

Access: read-only

Description: The number of octets transmitted to this address since it was added to the hostTable (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets), except for those octets in bad packets.

What is hostInOctets?

The number of octets transmitted to this host since it was added to the host table, excluding octets in bad packets, used together with hostOutOctets to see a host's total traffic footprint on the segment.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4.2.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> RMON-MIB::hostInOctets

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4.2.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> RMON-MIB::hostInOctets.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
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4hostsLBHUB-BOOM-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4.2hostTableRFC1271-MIB
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4.2.1hostEntryRFC1271-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4.2.1.6hostInOctetsRMON-MIB