VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB :: vmwNetName

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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vmwNetName

Module: VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB

OID (symbolic): VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB::vmwNetName

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.2

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: String describing the network adapter. Format: vmnic*

What is vmwNetName?

A string identifying a network adapter on the legacy ESX host, in the format vmnic*, from the obsolete network statistics table. It tells the admin which physical NIC a given row's packet/byte counters describe.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.2
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB::vmwNetName

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.2.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> VMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB::vmwNetName.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
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876vmwareVMWARE-ROOT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3vmwResourcesVMWARE-ROOT-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4vmwNetTableVMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1vmwNetEntryVMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.6876.3.4.1.2vmwNetNameVMWARE-OBSOLETE-MIB