Network::Interfaces(3pm)

Network::Interfaces3pm

Interfaces networking module

Usage

  my $networking = new Network::Interfaces(%vars);
  if($networking->footprint()) {
      $networking->setup();
  }
  my @fileschanged = $networking->files();

Overview

Methods

The following methods exist in this module:

footprint()

This method returns 1 if Interfaces style networking was discovered on the machine, undef if it was not. The current test checks for the existance of the file $root/etc/network/interfaces.

setup()

The setup() method sets up the file /$root/etc/network/interfaces for Interfaces type networking. It iterates through all the network interfaces specified in the configuration file (and/or STDIN) and translates them into the format understood by ifup and ifdown binaries. It also sets the hostname with the one provided, by modifying the /etc/hostname file.

setup_interface() setup_interface() method determines which network setup method will be used for the particular interface. Currently Interfaces supports 3 types; static, dhcp, and bootp. For more information read the man page for interfaces.