pynetlinux: Linux network configuration library for Python

This library contains Python bindings to ioctl calls

Features

• ifconfig

  • List interfaces
  • Bringing interfaces up and down
  • Setting and getting the IP address and netmask
  • Setting and getting link mode
  • Ethernet flow control
  • Retrieve interface statistics (bytes/packets tx/rx, etc)

• brctl

  • Create and destroy bridges
  • Add/remove interfaces to bridges
  • Set forwarding delay

• tap

  • Create and destroy taps
  • File object API

• route

  • Get default gateway / interface

Contributors

• Roman Lisagor
• Sam Roberts
• Anoop Karollil
• Richard Feng