---
oid: "1.3.6.1.2.1.82.1.3.1.3"
short-description: "lookupCtlTargetAddressType OBJECT-TYPE"
last-modified: "2021-09-02"
parent-oid: "1.3.6.1.2.1.82.1.3.1"
---

## OID: `1.3.6.1.2.1.82.1.3.1.3`

```asn1
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) mgmt(2) mib-2(1) lookupMIB(82) lookupObjects(1) lookupCtlTable(3) lookupCtlEntry(1) lookupCtlTargetAddressType(3)}
```

### Description

```asn1
lookupCtlTargetAddressType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX InetAddressType
MAX-ACCESS read-create
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Specifies the type of address for performing a
lookup operation for a symbolic host name or for a host
address from a remote host.
Specification of dns(16) as the value for this object
means that a function such as, for example, getaddrinfo()
or gethostbyname() should be performed to return one or
more numeric addresses. Use of a value of either ipv4(1)
or ipv6(2) means that a functions such as, for example,
getnameinfo() or gethostbyaddr() should be used to return
the symbolic names associated with a host."
DEFVAL { unknown }
```

**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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