When I access the hrPrinterDetectedErrorState OID (1.3.6.1.2.1.25.3.5.1.2.1) using the Net-SNMP command line tools, I get a string of two hex digits, like "0A 00". This can be interpreted as a bitmask using instructions in the HOST-RESOURCES mib.

However, when I retrieve this value using Net::SNMP, I always get a pair of ASCII space characters. Data::Dumper confirms this.

Example code:

    my $oid = '1.3.6.1.2.1.25.3.5.1.2.1';
    my ($snmp,$error) = Net::SNMP->session(...);
    my $result = $snmp->get_request(-varbindlist => [ $oid ];
    print $result->{$oid},"\n";
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Am I missing something? I get the same results on ActiveState Perl 5.24 on Windows and Perl 5.16 on Linux. Thank you for any suggestions!