SNMPTRANSLATE(1)

NAME
snmptranslate -- Translate and describe SNMP MIB OIDs

SYNOPSIS
snmptranslate [ -n ] [ -d ] Object_Identifier

DESCRIPTION
Snmptranslate translates MIB OIDs to/from textual and numeric representations. It will also print a description of the request Object Identifier.

All snmptranslate functions require the Object Identifier to be present in the MIB.

EXAMPLES

% snmptranslate .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0

returns

mib2.system.sysDescr.0

% snmptranslate -v system

returns

Name: .1.3.6.1.2.1.1 (7) Words: mib2.system

% snmptranslate -d system.sysDescr.0

returns

mib2.system.sysDescr.0
"A textual description of the entity. This value should include the full name and version identification of the system's hardware type, software operating-system, and networking software."

ENVIRONMENT
MIBFILE: Location of the SNMP MIB.

FILES
mib.txt                   First MIB tried if env. var is not set
/etc/mib.txt              Second MIB tried if env. var is not set

RFCS
Related RFCs: 1065, 1066, 1067
Related SNMPv2 RFCs: 1901, 1902, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909

RELATED URLS
CMU Networking Group: http://www.net.cmu.edu/
CMU SNMP Home Page: http://www.net.cmu.edu/projects/snmp

SEE ALSO
snmpdelta(1), snmpget(1), snmpgetnext(1), snmpset(1), snmpstatus(1), snmptest(1), snmptranslate(1), snmptrap(1), snmptrap2(1), snmptrapd(1), snmpwalk(1)