About

This library provides functionality to parse the IP information for a host. It is designed with a limited feature set based on what is necessary for the VMware Continuent project.

Platform Specifics

On Linux platforms, the library will only return values where the link encapsulation is ‘Ethernet’. This eliminates loopback and specialty devices.

Known Limitations

The ipparse library does not support interfaces that include multiple IPV6 addresses on a single interface. It will identify the first address and return that. Any additional addresses will be ignored.