XEDIA-NETWORK-TIME-PROTOCOL-MIB :: xntpBadHeader

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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xntpBadHeader

Module: XEDIA-NETWORK-TIME-PROTOCOL-MIB

OID (symbolic): XEDIA-NETWORK-TIME-PROTOCOL-MIB::xntpBadHeader

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.838.3.26.1.2.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: XntpCounter

Access: read-only

Description: Indicates the number of packets discarded because of an invalid header.

What is xntpBadHeader?

This Counter32 counts NTP packets discarded because of an invalid header, which admins can use as a general indicator of malformed NTP traffic reaching the device.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.838.3.26.1.2.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> XEDIA-NETWORK-TIME-PROTOCOL-MIB::xntpBadHeader

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.838.3.26.1.2.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> XEDIA-NETWORK-TIME-PROTOCOL-MIB::xntpBadHeader.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
1.3.6.1.4.1.838xediaXEDIA-REG
1.3.6.1.4.1.838.3xediaMibsXEDIA-REG
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.838.3.26xediaNetworkTimeProtocolMIBXEDIA-NETWORK-TIME-PROTOCOL-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.838.3.26.1xntpObjectsXEDIA-NETWORK-TIME-PROTOCOL-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.838.3.26.1.2xntpCountersXEDIA-NETWORK-TIME-PROTOCOL-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.838.3.26.1.2.6xntpBadHeaderXEDIA-NETWORK-TIME-PROTOCOL-MIB