---
oid: "1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4.2.1.1"
short-description: "hostAddress OBJECT-TYPE"
last-modified: "2022-04-14"
parent-oid: "1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4.2.1"
---

## OID: `1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4.2.1.1`

```asn1
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) rmon(16) hosts(4) hostTable(2) hostEntry(1) hostAddress(1)}
```

### Description

```asn1
hostAddress OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX OCTET STRING
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The physical address of this host."
```

**Classification:** MIB object for network management

### Supplementary information

Automatically extracted from IETF [RFC 2819](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2819.html).

### Child OIDs

- `1.3.6.1.2.1.16.4.2.1.1.0`: `hostOutMulticastPkts(0)`

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