SCA-IPROUTER-MIB :: ipIfInDiscards

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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ipIfInDiscards

Module: SCA-IPROUTER-MIB

OID (symbolic): SCA-IPROUTER-MIB::ipIfInDiscards

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.208.42.4.1.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Counter

Access: read-only

Description: The number of IP packets received on the link which were discarded because of lack of buffer space.

What is ipIfInDiscards?

Counts IP packets received on this link that were otherwise valid but dropped because the router ran out of buffer space; a rising count under load is a sign of interface or CPU congestion.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.208.42.4.1.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> SCA-IPROUTER-MIB::ipIfInDiscards

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.208.42.4.1.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> SCA-IPROUTER-MIB::ipIfInDiscards.1

SNMPv3 example:

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

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (7 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.208scanetSCANET-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.208.42iprouterSCA-IPROUTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.208.42.4ipSCA-IPROUTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.208.42.4.1ipIfTableSCA-IPROUTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.208.42.4.1.1ipIfEntrySCA-IPROUTER-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.208.42.4.1.1.5ipIfInDiscardsSCA-IPROUTER-MIB