SNMP MIB Browser Capability

NV4IP reports on the public MIBs and certain private MIBs. Access SNMP MIB Browser by selecting the SNMP tab from any panel. To begin, look at one or two routers in your network. For this function, you need the address of a router and its community name. The product is shipped with the default community name of “public”. This name is case-sensitive and must be lower-case. Private MIBs generally have a different community name. If your installation has changed the community name, change the Community Name value to set it to the correct name for your installation.

1.      Once you have access to the router MIBs, data displays in the screen and you can view various MIBs by changing the MIB type.

a.       Look at the ICMP MIB to see any errors. Select the checkbox to view changes. This displays current activity. The MIB variables display data from the time the router was brought up, so it is difficult to see exactly when the errors occurred.

b.      Look at the Interfaces MIB. This shows all the interfaces and any activity. When a problem in response time or availability is shown, it is used to determine if an interface may be down, causing congestion or rerouting.

c.       Look at the IP MIB. From this screen, the routing table within the router may be seen.

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