SNMPUTIL Fails with "invalid oid <oid name> specified" Error Msg

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you are using the Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit utility SNMPUTIL or another simple network management protocol (SNMP) utility, the command fails with an "invalid oid <oid name> specified" error message.

For example, when you attempt to perform the following "get" command, an error occurs:

   C:\PROGRA~1\reskit>snmputil get testmachine public system.sysDescr.0
   Error: Invalid oid, system.sysDescr.0, specified.

CAUSE

This is caused by an invalid Mib.bin file in the path.

In the case of the above example, the SNMPUTIL utility uses the Mib.bin file in its current folder (which is the Mib.bin file that ships with the Windows NT Server Resource Kit), instead of the Mib.bin file in the %Systemroot%\System32 folder.

RESOLUTION

Rename all Mib.bin files in the path except the one in the %Systemroot%\system32 directory.

After this is completed, the SNMP query will work successfully, as follows:

   C:\PROGRA~1\reskit>snmputil get testmachine public system.sysDescr.0
   Variable = system.sysDescr.0
   Value    = OCTET STRING - Hardware: x86 Family 6 Model 1 Stepping 7
   AT/AT COMPATIBLE  - Software: Windows NT Version 4.0  (Build Number:
   1381 Uniprocessor Free)

Keywords          : ntnetserv ntreskit NTSrvWkst nttcp kbnetwork
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt