[mrtg] Re: MIB and OID

[Brander, Eric]

Simplest explanation I can muster at the moment:  Think of a MIB as a DNS
table or a HOSTS file, and the OID as IP address.  The MIB relates words to
OID numbers as a DNS or HOSTS file relates URLs & names to actual IP
addresses.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Sameh Ahmed [mailto:sameh at speedbridge.net] 
Sent:	Monday, December 16, 2002 11:56 PM
To:	mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch
Subject:	[mrtg] MIB and OID


Hello all
Sorry for asking such a simple question.
Can anybody tell me what's the difference between MIB and OID ?
Thanks in advance
Regards
Sameh

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