Retrieving network mask in Python

Question

How would one go about retrieving a network device\'s netmask (In Linux preferably, but if it\'s cross-platform then cool)? I know how in C on Linux but I can\'t find a way

Answer 1

In Windows this piece of code may be useful:

import os
import sys
import _winreg


def main():
    adapter_list_key = _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
        r'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkCards')

    adapter_count = _winreg.QueryInfoKey(adapter_list_key)[0]

    for i in xrange(adapter_count):
        sub_key_name = _winreg.EnumKey(adapter_list_key, i)
        adapter_key = _winreg.OpenKey(adapter_list_key, sub_key_name)
        (adapter_service_name, _) = _winreg.QueryValueEx(adapter_key, "ServiceName")
        (description, _) = _winreg.QueryValueEx(adapter_key, "Description")

        adapter_registry_path = os.path.join(r'SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services',
            adapter_service_name, "Parameters", "Tcpip")
        adapter_service_key = _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
            adapter_registry_path)
        (subnet_mask, _) = _winreg.QueryValueEx(adapter_service_key, "SubnetMask")
        (ip_address, _) = _winreg.QueryValueEx(adapter_service_key, "IpAddress")

        sys.stdout.write("Name: %s\n" % adapter_service_name)
        sys.stdout.write("Description: %s\n" % description)
        sys.stdout.write("SubnetMask: %s\n" % subnet_mask)
        sys.stdout.write("IpAdress: %s\n" % ip_address)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Get network adapters list from HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkCards registry key and than extract more info about each adapter from HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\{adapter_guid}\Parameters\Tcpip key.

I test it on Windows XP with 2 virtual adapters, it works fine. Should work in 2000, 2003, and Vista too.