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Organization: Enterprise Solution ZyXEL
Last Updated: 2012-07-01
Category: ZyXEL Routing and IP Services
Description:
Covers configuration of the ZyXEL IP forwarding table and its associated routing parameters, used for Layer 3 packet switching.
Imported Objects
From SNMPv2-SMI
| IpAddress | |
| MODULE-IDENTITY | |
| OBJECT-TYPE |
From SNMPv2-TC
| DisplayString |
From ZYXEL-ES-SMI
| esMgmt | OBJECT-IDENTITY |
What Is ZYXEL-IP-FORWARD-MIB?
ZYXEL-IP-FORWARD-MIB is a ZyXEL vendor module covering the IP forwarding subtree, managing the device's Layer 3 routing table and related IP packet-forwarding parameters. It exposes the routing table entries used to determine how the device forwards IP packets, including destination networks, next-hop addresses, and route metrics. Its monitoring value is in verifying the software/configuration status of Layer 3 forwarding — confirming expected routes are present and correctly weighted — which helps catch a missing or misconfigured route causing traffic black-holing or asymmetric routing. It parallels the standard IP-FORWARD-MIB (RFC 2096/4292) conventions for route-table representation while adding ZyXEL-specific handling, and network engineers commonly perform a ZYXEL-IP-FORWARD-MIB download from ZyXEL's support site to compile it alongside the standard IP-FORWARD-MIB. It is deployed on ZyXEL routers and Layer 3 switches in small-to-midsize business networks.
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What Can Be Monitored
- IP forwarding/routing table entries
- route destination and next-hop
- route metric
- routing table size
Supported Devices
- ZyXEL routers and Layer 3 switches, small-to-midsize business networks
Monitoring Examples
An admin would poll the IP forwarding table to confirm a specific destination network's route entry is present with the expected next-hop and metric. The unexpected disappearance of a route, or a next-hop pointing to the wrong gateway, would reveal a routing failure or misconfiguration on the ZyXEL device; no sample object names were provided for this MIB, so exact table/column identifiers can't be confirmed beyond this general IP-forwarding pattern.
OIDs
| OID symbolic | OID numeric | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zyxelIpForward | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32 | The subtree for ip forward | ||
| zyxelRouteDomainStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1 | |||
| zyxelRouteDomainTable | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1.1 | not-accessible | The table contains route domain information. | |
| zyxelRouteDomainEntry | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1.1.1 | not-accessible | An entry contains route domain information. | |
| IP zyRouteDomainIpAddress | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1.1.1.1 | IpAddress | not-accessible | IP address of your switch in dotted decimal notation. This is the IP address of the switch in an IP routing domain. |
| INT zyRouteDomainIpMaskBits | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1.1.1.2 | INTEGER | not-accessible | IP subnet mask of an IP routing domain. |
| INT zyRouteDomainVid | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.1.1.1.3 | INTEGER | read-only | VLAN identification number to which an IP routing domain belongs. |
| zyxelHostStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2 | |||
| zyxelHostTable | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1 | not-accessible | The table contains host information. | |
| zyxelHostEntry | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1.1 | not-accessible | An entry contains host information. | |
| IP zyHostIpAddress | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1.1.1 | IpAddress | not-accessible | The IP address of the incoming packets from which device. |
| INT zyHostVid | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1.1.2 | INTEGER | not-accessible | VLAN group to which the packet belongs. |
| STR zyHostPort | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1.1.3 | DisplayString | read-only | Port number from which the above IP address was learned. This field displays CPU to indicate the IP address belongs to the switch. |
| INT zyHostType | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.2.1.1.4 | INTEGER | read-only | Show whether the IP address is dynamic or static. |
| zyxelIpRouteStatus | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3 | |||
| zyxelIpRouteTable | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1 | not-accessible | The table contains IP route information. | |
| zyxelIpRouteEntry | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1 | not-accessible | An entry contains IP route information. | |
| IP zyIpRouteDestinationIpAddress | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.1 | IpAddress | not-accessible | The destination IP address of the route domain. |
| INT zyIpRouteDestinationMaskBits | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.2 | INTEGER | not-accessible | The mask bits of the route domain. |
| IP zyIpRouteGateway | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.3 | IpAddress | not-accessible | The IP address of the gateway device. |
| IP zyIpRouteIf | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.4 | IpAddress | read-only | The IP address of the interface. |
| INT zyIpRouteMetric | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.5 | INTEGER | read-only | The cost of the route. |
| INT zyIpRouteType | 1.3.6.1.4.1.890.1.15.3.32.3.1.1.6 | INTEGER | read-only | The method used to learn the route. |
RFC description
Manages ZyXEL IP forwarding table and routing parameters for Layer 3 packet switching configuration.
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