When I try to import a MIB file from the manufacturer of my network appliance, Paessler's MIB Importer terminates with a "parse error". What can I do?
It depends on the kind of error you are confronted with:
Missing import module
Explanation:
This means that at least one MIB file containing important definitions for your MIB file can not be found. While MIB Importer is already equipped with a set of generic definition files for import (mainly from the RFCs) it cannot feature all MIB files from every manufacturer.
Solution:
- Simply enter the name of the missing file into Google and add a "MIB" to it. Very probably you'll find a link that leads to the missing file. Or contact the manufacturer of your device and ask for the file.
- Copy the file to the folder where the MIB file you want to import is located.
- If the error still persists, rename the file to the exact module name (with the extension .mib or .my)
Identifier (or something else) expected
Explanantion:
MIB files have to be defined and formatted in a very strict notation (ASN.1). Unfortunately, very often the authors of MIB files are not so strict about it and implement a lot of syntactic errors. The Paessler MIB Importer tries to be tolerant about this but cannot guarantee to solve all these problems.
Solution:
- Unless you're a very advanced user with some experience in the structure of MIB files and try to fix it yourself, you should contact the Paessler support team.
