B4X
B4X
Get Network Adapter IP and MAC Addresses
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Retrieves network adapter information, including IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) and MAC addresses.Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.3 or later.
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Dim success As Boolean = False
Dim socket As ChilkatSocket
socket.Initialize("socket")
Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.EmitCompact = False
' Note: The GetAdaptersAddresses method was added in Chilkat v10.1.3.
success = socket.GetAdaptersAddresses(json)
If success = False Then
Log(socket.LastErrorText)
Return
End If
Log(json.Emit)
' Here are some example results for Windows, Linux, and MacOS:
' -------------------------------------------------------
' Windows sample output
' {
' "adapters": [
' {
' "name": "Ethernet",
' "description": "Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I219-LM",
' "mac": "7C-D3-0B-25-DA-1C",
' "ipv6": "fe80::1758:bec3:b2b8:7045",
' "ipv4": "172.16.16.24"
' },
' {
' "name": "Ethernet 2",
' "description": "VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter",
' "mac": "0A-00-27-00-00-0B",
' "ipv6": "fe80::19e6:8a84:527b:2f0e",
' "ipv4": "192.168.56.1"
' },
' {
' "name": "Bluetooth Network Connection",
' "description": "Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)",
' "mac": "F0-D5-BB-CE-6F-89",
' "ipv6": "fe80::d94e:c01e:433e:2049",
' "ipv4": "169.254.203.20"
' },
' {
' "name": "Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1",
' "description": "Software Loopback Interface 1",
' "mac": "",
' "ipv6": "::1",
' "ipv4": "127.0.0.1"
' }
' ]
' }
' Note: The "description" element is only present when run on Windows.
' Here's sample code to get the MAC address for the "Ethernet" adapter
Dim macAddress As String = json.FindRecordString("adapters", "name", "Ethernet", True, "mac")
If json.LastMethodSuccess = False Then
Log("Failed to find MAC address for the Ethernet adapter")
Else
Log("MAC address: " & macAddress)
End If
' -------------------------------------------------------
' Linux Sample Output:
' {
' "adapters": [
' {
' "name": "lo",
' "mac": "",
' "ipv4": "127.0.0.1",
' "ipv6": "::1"
' },
' {
' "name": "eth0",
' "mac": "50-9A-4C-43-15-56",
' "ipv4": "172.16.16.28",
' "ipv6": "fe80::529a:4cff:fe43:1556"
' }
' ]
' }
' -------------------------------------------------------
' Android:
' On Android, accessing the MAC address directly is restricted on modern Android versions (API level 23 and above) due to privacy and security concerns.
' Apps targeting Android 6.0 (API level 23) or higher cannot access the MAC address of the device using standard APIs.
' If you're developing for modern Android, consider using alternative identifiers (e.g., instance IDs) instead of the MAC address, as recommended by Google.
'
' Chilkat will not return MAC addresses for Android, regardless of the API level.
' Only IP addresses are returned for Android.
' -------------------------------------------------------
' MacOS Sample Output:
' See Understanding MacOS Network Inteface Names
' {
' "adapters": [
' {
' "name": "lo0",
' "mac": "00-00-00-00-00-00",
' "ipv4": "127.0.0.1",
' "ipv6": "::1",
' "ipv6_linkLocal": "fe80::1"
' },
' {
' "name": "gif0",
' "mac": "00-00-00-00-00-00"
' },
' {
' "name": "stf0",
' "mac": "00-00-00-00-00-00"
' },
' {
' "name": "anpi1",
' "mac": "DE-CF-89-6B-85-18"
' },
' {
' "name": "anpi0",
' "mac": "DE-CF-89-6B-85-17"
' },
' {
' "name": "en0",
' "mac": "14-98-77-38-2A-47",
' "ipv6": "fe80::1cf4:e6db:6159:a9d5",
' "ipv4": "172.16.16.30"
' },
' {
' "name": "en7",
' "mac": "DE-CF-89-6B-85-F7"
' },
' {
' "name": "en8",
' "mac": "DE-CF-89-6B-85-F8"
' },
' {
' "name": "en2",
' "mac": "36-69-36-B0-29-C0"
' },
' {
' "name": "en3",
' "mac": "36-69-36-B0-29-C4"
' },
' {
' "name": "bridge0",
' "mac": "36-69-36-B0-29-C0"
' },
' {
' "name": "ap1",
' "mac": "36-98-77-45-45-EC",
' "ipv6": "fe80::3498:77ff:fe45:45ec"
' },
' {
' "name": "en1",
' "mac": "14-98-77-45-45-EC",
' "ipv6": "fe80::149b:a396:ca4e:f18d",
' "ipv4": "192.168.1.224"
' },
' {
' "name": "awdl0",
' "mac": "DE-4C-F0-5C-17-F9",
' "ipv6": "fe80::dc4c:f0ff:fe5c:17f9"
' },
' {
' "name": "llw0",
' "mac": "DE-4C-F0-5C-17-F9",
' "ipv6": "fe80::dc4c:f0ff:fe5c:17f9"
' },
' {
' "name": "utun0",
' "mac": "00-00-00-00-00-00",
' "ipv6": "fe80::b3b3:cfbe:5790:9573"
' },
' {
' "name": "utun1",
' "mac": "00-00-00-00-00-00",
' "ipv6": "fe80::e5:677f:9f70:7ad"
' },
' {
' "name": "utun2",
' "mac": "00-00-00-00-00-00",
' "ipv6": "fe80::ce81:b1c:bd2c:69e"
' },
' {
' "name": "utun3",
' "mac": "00-00-00-00-00-00",
' "ipv6": "fe80::87e5:c723:bbd:6656"
' },
' {
' "name": "utun4",
' "mac": "00-00-00-00-00-00",
' "ipv6": "fe80::cb13:ae1a:9de3:392e"
' }
' ]
' }
'