Is MacAddr a fixed or variable length OID?

I have a MIB that uses MacAddress textual convention as one of the row
indices in a table (it is not the last index in the list of indices used
to uniquely identify a row).

Looking at the SNMPv2-TC, MacAddress is an OCTET STRING with a fixed
size of 6.

Reading section 7.7 of RFC-2578, I interpret an OCTET STRING with fixed
size 6 should be specified thus:
<oid_base>.11.22.33.44.55.66.<last_index>

However, when doing an snmpget command, it's requiring me to include a
length 6 as though it were a variable length OCTET STRING:

snmpget -c public localhost <oid_base>.6.11.22.33.44.55.66.1

Is this normal, or is there a way I can make the agent understand this
is a fixed size string and doesn't need the preceding length?


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Sr. Software Engineer
Solectek Corporation
www.solectek.com



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