---
oid: "1.3.6.1.2.1.80.1.2.1.20"
short-description: "pingCtlIfIndex OBJECT-TYPE"
last-modified: "2021-09-02"
parent-oid: "1.3.6.1.2.1.80.1.2.1"
---

## OID: `1.3.6.1.2.1.80.1.2.1.20`

```asn1
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) pingMIB(80) pingObjects(1) pingCtlTable(2) pingCtlEntry(1) pingCtlIfIndex(20)}
```

### Description

```asn1
pingCtlIfIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX InterfaceIndexOrZero
MAX-ACCESS read-create
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Setting this object to an interface's ifIndex prior
to starting a remote ping operation directs
the ping probes to be transmitted over the
specified interface. A value of zero for this object
means that this option is not enabled."
DEFVAL { 0 }
```

**Classification:** MIB object for network management

### Supplementary information

Automatically extracted from IETF [RFC 4560](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4560.html).

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