SNMPGETNEXT(1) Net-SNMP SNMPGETNEXT(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

snmpgetnext - communicates with a network entity using SNMP GETNEXT requests

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**snmpgetnext** \[COMMON OPTIONS] \[-Cf] AGENT OID \[OID]...

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**snmpgetnext** is an SNMP application that uses the SNMP GETNEXT request to query for information on a network entity. One or more object identifiers (OIDs) may be given as arguments on the command line. Each variable name is given in the format specified in [*variables(5)*](/man/os/net-snmp/variables.5). For each one, the variable that is lexicographically "next" in the remote entity's MIB will be returned.

For example:

snmpgetnext -c public zeus interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifType.1

will retrieve the variable interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifType.2:

interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifType.2 = softwareLoopback(24)

If the network entity has an error processing the request packet, an error message will be shown, helping to pinpoint in what way the request was malformed.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**-Cf**](#Cf)

If **-Cf** is *not* specified, some applications (**snmpdelta**, **snmpget**, **snmpgetnext** and **snmpstatus**) will try to fix errors returned by the agent that you were talking to and resend the request. The only time this is really useful is if you specified a OID that didn't exist in your request and you're using SNMPv1 which requires "all or nothing" kinds of requests.

In addition to this option, **snmpgetnext** takes the common options described in the [*snmpcmd(1)*](/man/os/net-snmp/snmpcmd.1) manual page. Note that **snmpgetnext** REQUIRES an argument specifying the agent to query and at least one OID argument, as described there.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[snmpcmd(1)](/man/os/net-snmp/snmpcmd.1), [snmpget(1)](/man/os/net-snmp/snmpget.1), [variables(5)](/man/os/net-snmp/variables.5).

04 Mar 2002 V5.9.5.2

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Document: snmpgetnext(1) from net-snmp 5.9.5.2-r11 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp.git