--- cacti-0.8.6/lib/snmp.php	2004-09-12 15:46:25.000000000 -0400
+++ cacti-0.8.7/lib/snmp.php	2004-09-14 21:52:14.000000000 -0400
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 	$string = str_replace("'", "", $string);
 	$string = str_replace(">", "", $string);
 	$string = str_replace("<", "", $string);
+	$string = str_replace("\\", "", $string);
 
 	if (preg_match("/(hex:\?)?([a-fA-F0-9]{1,2}(:|\s)){5}/", $string)) {
 		$octet = "";