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How do we change the numeric form of OIDs into human readable form


How do we change the numeric form of Private MIB OIDs into human readable form


Solution

  • MIB Browsers can help translate among different forms, such as

    http://www.mg-soft.si/mgMibBrowserPE.html

    There are also free command line tools, such as

    http://www.net-snmp.org/tutorial/tutorial-5/commands/snmptranslate.html

    But human readable form is only useful for human. Network devices still talk in numeric form only.