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wfFakeEventString
Module: Wellfleet-FAKE-EVENT-MIB
OID (symbolic): Wellfleet-FAKE-EVENT-MIB::wfFakeEventString
OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.5.4.1
Node type: OBJECT-TYPE
Type: DisplayString
Access: read-only
Description: A dummy display string. While no string will actually be kept here, the full identifier (object id + attribute id + instance ID ) will be used to wrap event strings passed from the system logger into an SNMP Trap message.
What is wfFakeEventString?
This object is a placeholder that never actually holds a stored value; instead, its full object identifier, combined with an instance ID, is used as a wrapper mechanism to carry arbitrary event text from the device's internal system logger into an SNMP trap message. A developer or network management tool relies on this mechanism to receive syslog-style event text through the SNMP trap channel rather than a separate syslog feed. For example, a system log entry about a card reset gets wrapped through wfFakeEventString's identifier structure and delivered as the text payload of the resulting SNMP trap.
Examples
Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.5.4.1 snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> Wellfleet-FAKE-EVENT-MIB::wfFakeEventString
Get a specific instance (index 1):
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.5.4.1.1 snmpget -v2c -c public <target> Wellfleet-FAKE-EVENT-MIB::wfFakeEventString.1
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OID Breakdown
Upper-level ancestors (11 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | LANART-AGENT |
| 1.3 | org | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6 | dod | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1 | internet | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4 | private | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1 | enterprises | AirPair-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.18 | wellfleet | CMU-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3 | wfSwSeries7 | Wellfleet-COMMON-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5 | wfApplication | Wellfleet-COMMON-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3 | wfInternet | Wellfleet-COMMON-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.5 | wfSnmpGroup | Wellfleet-COMMON-MIB |
| Numeric OID | Name | Module |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.5.4 | wfFakeEvent | Wellfleet-FAKE-EVENT-MIB |
| 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.5.4.1 | wfFakeEventString | Wellfleet-FAKE-EVENT-MIB |