RE: pass-through, how do you determine which MIBOID to use?

Thank you.  The playpen and official info is the info I couldn't find.  

> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:42:34 +0100
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: pass-through, how do you determine which MIBOID to use?
> CC: [email protected]
>
> On 15/10/2007, Zack Little  wrote:
>> My question is how do you select the MIBOID for the custom MIBs with
>> pass-through support you want to create?
>
> The point of the "pass" and "pass-through" directives is that they are
> implementing a specific defined MIB structure. (As opposed to the
> "exec" or "extend" directives, which report an arbitrary command in
> a fixed format).
>
> So the MIB OID for the "pass" directive to use is determined by the
> MIB that you are implementing.
>
>
>> In the example they were under ucdavis, but does that mean
>> ucdavis must always be used?
>
> No.
> You can use whatever OID is appropriate for your MIB.
>
>
> Mike Ayers wrote:
>> If you are part of one of these enterprises [that has an enterprise number],
>> check to see if yours has a procedure for allocating sub-OIDs. If not, the
>> classic cheat .... is to take a known enterprise, tack a large random number
>> onto it
>
> A couple of safer approaches:
> a) Apply for an enterprise number of your own. (It's free!)
> Then you can assign OIDs to your heart's content.
> See http://pen.iana.org/pen/PenApplication.page
>
> b) Use the netSnmpPlaypen subtree (enterprises.8072.9999.9999)
> This is specifically intended for MIB experimentation.
>
> Dave
>
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