Objective-C
Objective-C
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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#import <CkoSocket.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <NSString.h>
BOOL success = NO;
CkoSocket *socket = [[CkoSocket alloc] init];
CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
json.EmitCompact = NO;
// Note: The GetAdaptersAddresses method was added in Chilkat v10.1.3.
success = [socket GetAdaptersAddresses: json];
if (success == NO) {
NSLog(@"%@",socket.LastErrorText);
return;
}
NSLog(@"%@",[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
NSString *macAddress = [json FindRecordString: @"adapters" relPath: @"name" value: @"Ethernet" caseSensitive: YES retRelPath: @"mac"];
if (json.LastMethodSuccess == NO) {
NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed to find MAC address for the Ethernet adapter");
}
else {
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"MAC address: ",macAddress);
}
// -------------------------------------------------------
// 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"
// }
// ]
// }
//