RFC1514: hrNetworkIfIndex

TRUONG_HUY@tandem.com Tue, 15 March 1994 01:59 UTC

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Subject: RFC1514: hrNetworkIfIndex

The above object (defined in the hrNetworkTable) requires that the
return value must match with a value of the ifIndex (defined in the
ifTable of MIBII).  If the ifTable is not implemented by the host
resources MIB subagent, how can this value be derived?  This situation
is likely to happen if the agent is not a monolith and that different
subagents implement different MIB (or set of MIBs).  In general,
a MIB points to other MIB(s) could cause this potential implementation
problem.  Please tell us if you have a good solution to this problem.


Huy Truong
truong_huy@tandem.com