Module if_

Network interface name resolution.

Uses Linux and/or POSIX functions to resolve interface names like “eth0” or “socan1” into device numbers.

Structs

Interface

A network interface. Has a name like “eth0” or “wlp4s0” or “wlan0”, as well as an index (1, 2, 3, etc) that identifies it in the OS’s networking stack.

InterfaceFlags

Standard interface flags, used by getifaddrs

Interfaces

A list of the network interfaces available on this system. Obtained from if_nameindex().

InterfacesIter

An iterator over the interfaces in an Interfaces.

Functions

if_indextoname

Resolve an interface number into an interface.

if_nameindex

Retrieve a list of the network interfaces available on the local system.

if_nametoindex

Resolve an interface into an interface number.

Type Aliases

IflagsType

type alias for InterfaceFlags