How can I get to know the IP address for interfaces in C?
Here's some Linux sample code that might help you out.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <net/if.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#define INT_TO_ADDR(_addr) \
(_addr & 0xFF), \
(_addr >> 8 & 0xFF), \
(_addr >> 16 & 0xFF), \
(_addr >> 24 & 0xFF)
int main()
{
struct ifconf ifc;
struct ifreq ifr[10];
int sd, ifc_num, addr, bcast, mask, network, i;
/* Create a socket so we can use ioctl on the file
* descriptor to retrieve the interface info.
*/
sd = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
if (sd > 0)
{
ifc.ifc_len = sizeof(ifr);
ifc.ifc_ifcu.ifcu_buf = (caddr_t)ifr;
if (ioctl(sd, SIOCGIFCONF, &ifc) == 0)
{
ifc_num = ifc.ifc_len / sizeof(struct ifreq);
printf("%d interfaces found\n", ifc_num);
for (i = 0; i < ifc_num; ++i)
{
if (ifr[i].ifr_addr.sa_family != AF_INET)
{
continue;
}
/* display the interface name */
printf("%d) interface: %s\n", i+1, ifr[i].ifr_name);
/* Retrieve the IP address, broadcast address, and subnet mask. */
if (ioctl(sd, SIOCGIFADDR, &ifr[i]) == 0)
{
addr = ((struct sockaddr_in *)(&ifr[i].ifr_addr))->sin_addr.s_addr;
printf("%d) address: %d.%d.%d.%d\n", i+1, INT_TO_ADDR(addr));
}
if (ioctl(sd, SIOCGIFBRDADDR, &ifr[i]) == 0)
{
bcast = ((struct sockaddr_in *)(&ifr[i].ifr_broadaddr))->sin_addr.s_addr;
printf("%d) broadcast: %d.%d.%d.%d\n", i+1, INT_TO_ADDR(bcast));
}
if (ioctl(sd, SIOCGIFNETMASK, &ifr[i]) == 0)
{
mask = ((struct sockaddr_in *)(&ifr[i].ifr_netmask))->sin_addr.s_addr;
printf("%d) netmask: %d.%d.%d.%d\n", i+1, INT_TO_ADDR(mask));
}
/* Compute the current network value from the address and netmask. */
network = addr & mask;
printf("%d) network: %d.%d.%d.%d\n", i+1, INT_TO_ADDR(network));
}
}
close(sd);
}
return 0;
}
The solution using getifaddrs() is great. I would suggest only one improve:
--- chrisaycock
+++ normando
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
getifaddrs (&ifap);
for (ifa = ifap; ifa; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
- if (ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family==AF_INET) {
+ if (ifa->ifa_addr && ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family==AF_INET) {
sa = (struct sockaddr_in *) ifa->ifa_addr;
addr = inet_ntoa(sa->sin_addr);
printf("Interface: %s\tAddress: %s\n", ifa->ifa_name, addr);
Just because I myself got a Segmentation Fault.
Just use getifaddrs(). Here's an example:
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <ifaddrs.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main ()
{
struct ifaddrs *ifap, *ifa;
struct sockaddr_in *sa;
char *addr;
getifaddrs (&ifap);
for (ifa = ifap; ifa; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
if (ifa->ifa_addr && ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family==AF_INET) {
sa = (struct sockaddr_in *) ifa->ifa_addr;
addr = inet_ntoa(sa->sin_addr);
printf("Interface: %s\tAddress: %s\n", ifa->ifa_name, addr);
}
}
freeifaddrs(ifap);
return 0;
}
And here's the output I get on my machine:
Interface: lo Address: 127.0.0.1
Interface: eth0 Address: 69.72.234.7
Interface: eth0:1 Address: 10.207.9.3