Package org.harctoolbox.harchardware.misc

Class Ethers

java.lang.Object

org.harctoolbox.harchardware.misc.Ethers

public class Ethers
extends Object

This class is a read interface to /etc/ethers, or any file with that format.

See Also:

• man /etc/ethers

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Ethers.MacAddressNotFound

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	defaultPathname

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Ethers()
Ethers(File file)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	getEtherAddress(String hostname)
static String	getEtherAddress(String hostname, File ethersPathname)
String	getMac(String hostname)	Returns MAC address.
String	getMacOrNull(String hostname)	Returns MAC address.
static void	main(String[] args)	Command line interface to getMac.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

defaultPathname

public static final String defaultPathname

Constructor Details

Ethers

public Ethers(File file)
       throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

Ethers

public Ethers()
       throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

Method Details

getEtherAddress

public static String getEtherAddress(String hostname,
 File ethersPathname)
                              throws Ethers.MacAddressNotFound,
IOException

Throws:

Ethers.MacAddressNotFound

IOException

getEtherAddress

public static String getEtherAddress(String hostname)
                              throws IOException,
Ethers.MacAddressNotFound

Throws:

IOException

Ethers.MacAddressNotFound

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Command line interface to getMac.

Parameters:

args - hostname to be resolved

getMacOrNull

public String getMacOrNull(String hostname)

Returns MAC address.

Parameters:

hostname -

Returns:

Mac-address belonging to the host in the argument, or null if not found.

getMac

public String getMac(String hostname)
              throws Ethers.MacAddressNotFound

Returns MAC address.

Parameters:

hostname -

Returns:

Mac-address belonging to the host in the argument, or null if not found.

Throws:

Ethers.MacAddressNotFound