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what is the difference between check_snmp_int and snmpwalk command to get the ifInOctects 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10 my check_snmp_int gives wrong values for bandwith monitoring , ifInOctects and ifOutoctect gives values that vary , should they be equal ? Can i use the snmpwalk to get the bandwiith of a switch instead of check_snmp_int ? if more details are needed ,i can provide them thank you

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check_snmp_int gives wrong values for bandwith monitoring...

By default, check_snmp_int do the average between the datas retrieved by snmp. So your results can differ.

ifInOctects and ifOutoctect gives values that vary , should they be equal ?

No, it's two différents values, one for the IN and the other for the OUT traffic of your interface.

Can i use the snmpwalk to get the bandwiith of a switch instead of check_snmp_int

ifInOctects and ifOutoctect store only the number of octets transmitted on the interface. There is not notion of time in those values. So snmpwalk will only retrieve this number of octets, if you don't want to use check_snmp_int to have the average of your traffic, you will must calculate yourself the average in fonction of the a intervall of time.

check_snmp_int doses that, look at the help of the check, it explains how the plugin works. Help of check_snmp_int

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  • what i meant was that should the value of inOctet and OutOctect be equal to the value of check_snmp_int to get the bandwith ( PortIn , and PortOut ) And yes i would have liked using the check_snmp_int but it doesnt seem to work since it gives steady values , so to calculate the bandwith , i can instead create my own script and calculate the values based on the snmpwalk or snmpget ?? did i get you correctly ? – xxxx Mar 14 '17 at 11:25
  • The bandwith calculated with `snmp_net_int` is not in real time. The measurement depends of the intervall between two checks. If you do a check every 5 minutes, you will an average of your bandwith on 5 minutes. So if you have a burst in this intervall it will be averaged during these 5 minutes – Sorcha Mar 14 '17 at 13:09