salt.modules.network¶

Module for gathering and managing network information

salt.modules.network.arp()¶

Return the arp table from the minion

CLI Example:

salt '*' '*' network.arp

salt.modules.network.dig(host)¶

Performs a DNS lookup with dig

CLI Example:

salt '*' network.dig archlinux.org

salt.modules.network.hwaddr(iface)¶

Return the hardware address (a.k.a. MAC address) for a given interface

CLI Example:

salt '*' network.hwaddr eth0

salt.modules.network.in_subnet(cidr)¶

Returns True if host is within specified subnet, otherwise False

CLI Example:

salt '*' network.in_subnet 10.0.0.0/16

salt.modules.network.interfaces()¶

Return a dictionary of information about all the interfaces on the minion

CLI Example:

salt '*' network.interfaces

salt.modules.network.ip_addrs(interface=None, include_loopback=False)¶

Returns a list of IPv4 addresses assigned to the host. 127.0.0.1 is ignored, unless 'include_loopback=True' is indicated. If 'interface' is provided, then only IP addresses from that interface will be returned.

CLI Example:

salt '*' network.ip_addrs

salt.modules.network.ip_addrs6(interface=None, include_loopback=False)¶

Returns a list of IPv6 addresses assigned to the host. ::1 is ignored, unless 'include_loopback=True' is indicated. If 'interface' is provided, then only IP addresses from that interface will be returned.

CLI Example:

salt '*' network.ip_addrs6

salt.modules.network.netstat()¶

Return information on open ports and states

CLI Example:

salt '*' network.netstat

salt.modules.network.ping(host)¶

Performs a ping to a host

CLI Example:

salt '*' network.ping archlinux.org

salt.modules.network.subnets()¶

Returns a list of subnets to which the host belongs

CLI Example:

salt '*' network.subnets

salt.modules.network.traceroute(host)¶

Performs a traceroute to a 3rd party host

CLI Example:

salt '*' network.traceroute archlinux.org