org.harctoolbox.harchardware.misc

Class Ethers

java.lang.Object

org.harctoolbox.harchardware.misc.Ethers

public class Ethers
extends Object

This class is a read interface to /etc/ethers, or any file with that format. If the file is not residing in /etc/ethers, the user has to call the init(String filename) function first.

See Also:

man /etc/ethers

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	defaultPathname

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Ethers()
Ethers(String filename)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getEtherAddress(String hostname)
static String	getEtherAddress(String hostname, String ethersPathname)
String	getMac(String hostname) Returns MAC address.
static void	main(String[] args) Command line interface to getMac.
static void	setPathname(String pathname_)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

defaultPathname

public static final String defaultPathname

Constructor Detail

Ethers

public Ethers(String filename)
       throws FileNotFoundException

Throws:

FileNotFoundException

Ethers

public Ethers()
       throws FileNotFoundException

Throws:

FileNotFoundException

Method Detail

setPathname

public static void setPathname(String pathname_)

getEtherAddress

public static String getEtherAddress(String hostname,
                                     String ethersPathname)

getEtherAddress

public static String getEtherAddress(String hostname)

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Command line interface to getMac.

Parameters:

args - hostname to be resolved

getMac

public String getMac(String hostname)

Returns MAC address.

Parameters:

hostname -

Returns:

Mac-address belonging to the host in the argument, if found.