IFE

Network interface management for NodeOS. Adapted and newly wrapped with napi from postwait/node-ife

Notice: This module won't work with Node.js < 9.x.x due to the new NAPI Layer for native modules in Node.js

$ npm install @nodeos/node-ife

Quickstart

    let { ife }   = require('ife')
    let interface = new ife()

API

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.up(options)

Brings up the specified address on the interface.

For IPV4:

Parameter	Property	Type	Description
options	name	string	The name of the interface
	ip	string	The ip (v4) of the interface
	broadcast	string	The broadcast address of the interface
	netmask	string	The netmask of the interface
	network	string	The network address of the interface

Example

    let options = {
        name:      "eth0",
        ip:        "10.10.10.11",
        broadcast: "10.10.10.255",
        netmask:   "255.255.255.0",
        network:   "10.10.10.0"
    }

    let success = ife.up(options)

For IPV6:

Property	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the interface
ip	string	The ip (v6) of the interface
prefixlen	number	The prefix length for the ip

Example

    let options = {
        name: "e1000g0",
        ip: "2607:f8b0:4002:c09::64",
        prefixlen: 64
    }

    let success = ife.up(options)

Notice: IPv4 addresses have a subnet mask but instead of typing something like 255.255.255.0 we use a prefix length for IPv6.

Here is an example of an IPv6 prefix: 2001:1111:2222:3333::/64. This is pretty much the same as using 192.168.1.1 /24.

The number behind the / are the number of bits that we use for the prefix.

In the example above it means that 2001:1111:2222:3333 is the prefix (64 bits) and everything behind it can be used for hosts.

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.down(ip)

Brings down a logical interface with a IP address. The interface name will be resolved through the ip address

Example

    // brings down the logical ip 10.10.10.11
    let success = ife.down('10.10.10.11')

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.list()

Lists all the broadcast-capable interfaces on the server.

Example

    let ifaces = ife.list()

    console.log(ifaces)
    // [
    //   {
    //      name: 'enp10s0',
    //      ip: '192.168.178.39',
    //      broadcast: '192.168.178.255',
    //      netmask: '255.255.255.0',
    //      mac: '00:00:00:00:00:00'
    //   },
    //   {
    //      name: 'docker0',
    //      ip: '172.17.0.1',
    //      broadcast: '172.17.255.255',
    //      netmask: '255.255.0.0',
    //      mac: '00:00:00:00:00:00'
    //   },
    //   {
    //      name: 'enp10s0',
    //      ip: 'fe80::7160:dd80:88af:cee5',
    //      prefixlen: 64,
    //      mac: '00:00:00:00:00:00'
    //   }
    // ]

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.arpcache()

Returns an hash of IPs and their corresponding MAC addresses in the local server's ARP table.

Example

    let arpcache = ife.arpcache();

    console.log(arpcache)
    // { '192.168.178.22': '00:00:00' }

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.gratarp(options, count, ping)

Parameter	Property	Type	Description	Optional
options	name	string	The interface name	No
	local_ip	string	Your ip address	No
	remote_ip	string	The remote ip address	No
	remote_mac	string	The remote mac address	Yes
count		number	How many gratitoucios ARP Requests to send	No
ping		boolean	Ping the destination address	Yes

Example

Send 2 (two) gratuitous ARP responses to 10.10.10.1 advertising our 10.10.10.11. Second, send the same, but explicitly to the target MAC address. By specifying a MAC address, we may also ping, which we elect to do.

    let count = 2
    let ping = true

    let sent = ife.gratarp({
        name: "eth0",
        local_ip: "10.10.10.11",
        remote_ip: "10.10.10.1"
    }, count)

    // Send the same gratitoucios ARP Request to a specific mac address
    // and ping the address
    let sent = ife.gratarp({
        name: "eth0",
        local_ip: "10.10.10.11",
        remote_ip: "10.10.10.1",
        remote_mac: "7c:d1:c3:dc:dd:f7"
        }, count, ping)