ubuntu:networking:get_network_details
Ubuntu - Networking - Get Network Details
To get the details of your own systems, begin by finding your network interfaces. You can find the interfaces on your machines and the addresses associated with them by typing:
ip -4 addr show scope global
returns:
2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000 inet 198.51.100.45/18 brd 45.55.191.255 scope global eth0 valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 3: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000 inet 192.168.1.5/16 brd 10.132.255.255 scope global eth1 valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
The highlighted output above shows two interfaces (eth0 and eth1) and the addresses assigned to each.
To find out which of these interfaces is your public interface, type:
ip route show | grep default
returns:
default via 111.111.111.111 dev eth0
The interface shown (eth0 in this example) will be the interface connected to your default gateway. This is almost certainly your public interface.
ubuntu/networking/get_network_details.txt · Last modified: 2021/01/08 14:50 by peter