com.esf.util.net.service
Interface INetworkUtilityService

All Known Implementing Classes:

Interface

public interface INetworkUtilityService

Utilities to check the status of a network link

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

SERVICE_NAME service name of this interface for the bundle activator (com.esf.util.net.service)

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getIpAddress(java.lang.String ifaceName) gets the IP address for a specified interface.
java.lang.String	getMacAddress(java.lang.String ifaceName) gets the MAC address for a specified interface.
boolean	isLinkUp(java.lang.String ifaceName) checks to see if a valid link is present
boolean	isUp(java.lang.String ifaceName) checks to see if an interface is 'up'

Field Detail

SERVICE_NAME

public static final java.lang.String SERVICE_NAME

service name of this interface for the bundle activator (com.esf.util.net.service)

Method Detail

isUp

public boolean isUp(java.lang.String ifaceName)

checks to see if an interface is 'up'

Parameters:

ifaceName - the interface to check

Returns:

true if the interface is up, otherwise false

getIpAddress

public java.lang.String getIpAddress(java.lang.String ifaceName)

gets the IP address for a specified interface. In order for this to return a valid response the interface must be up

Parameters:

ifaceName - the interface to get the IP address of

Returns:

a String representing the IP address of the specified interface. null is returned if the interface is not up

isLinkUp

public boolean isLinkUp(java.lang.String ifaceName)

checks to see if a valid link is present

Parameters:

ifaceName - the interface to check

Returns:

true if a link is present, otherwise false

getMacAddress

public java.lang.String getMacAddress(java.lang.String ifaceName)

gets the MAC address for a specified interface. In order for this to return a valid response the interface must be up

Parameters:

ifaceName - the interface to get the MAC address of

Returns:

a String representing the MAC address of the specified interface. null is returned if the interface is not up