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# sk168601 - SNMP poll of OID "IF-MIB::ifDescr" does not contain interface names after upgrade to R80.40

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk168601 |
| Date Created | 2020-08-25 |
| Last Modified | 2021-10-07 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * SNMP poll of OID IF-MIB::ifDescr after upgrade to R80.40 Gaia OS shows only the driver details:  


  `[Expert@GW:0]# snmpwalk -v 2c -c public localhost IF-MIB::ifDescr`  
  `IF-MIB::ifDescr.1 = STRING: lo`  
  `IF-MIB::ifDescr.2 = STRING: VMware VMXNET3 Ethernet Controller`  
  `IF-MIB::ifDescr.3 = STRING: VMware VMXNET3 Ethernet Controller`  
  `IF-MIB::ifDescr.4 = STRING: VMware VMXNET3 Ethernet Controller`

* SNMP poll of OID IF-MIB::ifDescr in a pre R80.40 Gaia OS shows the interface names:  

  \[Expert@GW:0\]# snmpwalk -v 2c -c public localhost IF-MIB::ifDescr  
  IF-MIB::ifDescr.1 = STRING: lo   
  IF-MIB::ifDescr.2 = STRING: eth0  
  IF-MIB::ifDescr.3 = STRING: eth1  
  IF-MIB::ifDescr.4 = STRING: eth2  
  IF-MIB::ifDescr.5 = STRING: eth3  
  IF-MIB::ifDescr.6 = STRING: vpnt1

## Cause

The output on R80.40 and higher versions has changed and polling ifDesc provides descriptive information of the interface (Such as driver).

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