Re: ifPhysAddress address is displaying wrong data

On 4/30/18, Venkateswarlu Konamki  wrote:
> Hi Lee,
>
> Thanks for the input. I am able to get the correct mac address by using -Ox
> in snmpget.

I'm glad you've got the problem fixed :)
Lee

>
> Thanks,
>
> Venkateswarlu.K
>
> On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 9:48 PM, Lee  wrote:
>
>> On 4/28/18, Keith Mendoza   wrote:
>> >
>> > On Fri, Apr 27, 2018, at 9:05 PM, Venkateswarlu Konamki wrote:
>> >> Hi Robert,
>> >>
>> >> Iam running snmpd on my ARM embedded device. Since memory is important
>> so
>> >> i
>> >> can't load any extra mibs into it. Any further solition ?
>> >
>> > You have to load the MIB on the machine where you're running snmpget.
>>
>> +1 for loading the MIB.  If you had, you'd have probably gotten
>> ifPhysAddress OBJECT-TYPE
>>     SYNTAX      PhysAddress
>>
>> PhysAddress ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
>>     DISPLAY-HINT "1x:"
>>
>> and you wouldn't be trying to print the address as a string
>> VK> rH"3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.6.3 = STRING: "$y*
>> which looks like it's got a carriage return after the *
>>
>> Add the -Ox option to display the value as a hex string
>>   snmpget -v2c -c public -Ox localhost .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.6.3
>> to see if that is the case.
>>
>> Regards
>> Lee
>>
>>
>> >> On Sat, Apr 28, 2018 at 4:02 AM, Robert Story
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > On Fri, 27 Apr 2018 20:08:19 +0530 Venkateswarlu wrote:
>> >> > VK> I am facing one issue with snmp. While fecting the
>> >> > VK> ifPhysAddress for my device interfaces, one of the mac address
>> >> > VK> is displaying wrong data.
>> >> > VK>
>> >> > VK> Version : 5.7.3
>> >> > VK> OS: armv7l GNU/Linux
>> >> > VK>
>> >> > VK> One of my ineterface is having mac address of 24:79:2A:0D:72:48.
>> >> > VK>
>> >> > VK> While fetching the this MAC address for my interface it is
>> >> > VK> giving wrong data.
>> >> > VK>
>> >> > VK> snmpget -v2c -c public localhost .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.6.3
>> >> > VK>
>> >> > VK> rH"3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.6.3 = STRING: "$y*
>> >> > VK>
>> >> > VK> I didn't get any clue so far. Cam someone help ?
>> >> >
>> >> > Try loading the MIBs, which tell snmpget how to properly display
>> >> > the data returned by the agent.
>> >> >
>> >> >   snmpget -m ALL -v2c -c public localhost .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.6.3
>> >> >
>> >> > Robert

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