ifDescr

SUN-SNMP · .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2
Commands MIB view Table view

Object

column mandatory OctetString 
A textual string containing information about the
interface.  This string should include the name of
the manufacturer, the product name and the version
of the hardware interface.

Context

MIB
SUN-SNMP
OID
.1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2
Type
column
Access
readonly
Status
mandatory
Parent
ifEntry

Net-SNMP examples

How SNMP and these commands work

Walk the column to discover its indexed instances, or supply every index to read one instance.

Walk the column
/usr/bin/snmpbulkwalk -v2c -c '<community>' -Pud -Ir -OQUs -m 'SUN-SNMP' -M '/opt/observium/mibs/oracle:/opt/observium/mibs/rfc:/opt/observium/mibs/net-snmp' 'udp:<hostname>:161' 'SUN-SNMP::ifDescr'
More examples
Read one indexed instance
/usr/bin/snmpget -v2c -c '<community>' -Pud -Ir -OQUv -m 'SUN-SNMP' -M '/opt/observium/mibs/oracle:/opt/observium/mibs/rfc:/opt/observium/mibs/net-snmp' 'udp:<hostname>:161' 'SUN-SNMP::ifDescr.<ifIndex>'
Translate to a numeric OID
/usr/bin/snmptranslate -Pud -Ir -On -m 'SUN-SNMP' -M '/opt/observium/mibs/oracle:/opt/observium/mibs/rfc:/opt/observium/mibs/net-snmp' 'SUN-SNMP::ifDescr'

Syntax

OctetString

Values & Constraints

Object Constraints
range: 0-255