network adapter

One or more network adapters may be inspected using this property of the network object. Each network adapter has a number of interesting properties such as the MAC address.

Creation
Properties

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

Creation

adapter <integer> of <network> : network adapter

Returns the nth adapter of the specified network.

Plural: adapters

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac
9.1.1065.0	Windows

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adapter <string> of <network> : network adapter

Returns the named adapter of the specified network.

Plural: adapters

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac

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adapter of <network adapter interface> : network adapter

Returns the adapters associated with the specified network adapter interface.

Plural: adapters

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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adapter of <network> : network adapter

Returns the one or more network adapter objects of the network.

Plural: adapters

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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any adapter <integer> of <network> : network adapter

No documentation exists.

Plural: any adapters

Version	Platforms
9.1.1065.0	Windows

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any adapter of <network> : network adapter

This inspector returns the same as 'adapter of <network>', but it includes loopback and tunnels.

Plural: any adapters

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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find adapter <string> of <network> : network adapter

This inspector lets you find a network adapter from the "Friendly Name".

Plural: find adapters

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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Properties

address list of <network adapter> : network address list

Returns the address list of the network adapter.

Q: (address of it as string, cidr string of it) of address list of adapter 1 of network
A: 10.0.2.15, 10.0.2.0/24

Plural: address lists

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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address of <network adapter> : ipv4 address

Returns the ip address of the network adapter (returns the first address if it is a list).

Plural: addresses

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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broadcast address of <network adapter> : ipv4 address

Returns the broadcast address of the specified network adapter as an <ipv4 address>.

Plural: broadcast addresses

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac

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broadcast support of <network adapter> : boolean

Returns True if the specified network adapter supports broadcast.

Plural: broadcast supports

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac

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cidr address of <network adapter> : string

Returns the CIDR address of the specified network adapter as a string type, for example, 192.168.0.0/16 (IPv4) or 2001:db8::/32 (IPv6).

Plural: cidr addresses

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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cidr string of <network adapter> : string

Returns the Classless Inter-Domain Routing value for the specified network adapter as a string value.

Plural: cidr strings

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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description of <network adapter> : string

Returns the description of the network adapter.

Q: description of adapter 1 of network
A: Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter

Plural: descriptions

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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dhcp enabled of <network adapter> : boolean

Returns True if dhcp is enabled on the network adapter.

Plural: dhcp enableds

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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dhcp server of <network adapter> : ipv4 address

Returns the ip address of the dhcp server of the network adapter (returns the first address if it is a list).

Plural: dhcp servers

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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dns server of <network adapter> : network address list

Returns a list of DNS servers used by the specified adapter.

Q: address of dns server of adapter 1 of network
A: 10.0.2.3

Plural: dns servers

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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dns suffix of <network adapter> : string

Returns the Domain Name System (DNS) suffix associated with the specified adapter.

Plural: dns suffixes

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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friendly name of <network adapter> : string

Returns a user-friendly name for the adapter, for example "Local Area Connection 1".

Plural: friendly names

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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gateway list of <network adapter> : network address list

Returns the gateway network address list of the network adapter.

Q: address of gateway list of adapter 1 of network
A: 10.0.2.2

Plural: gateway lists

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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gateway of <network adapter> : ipv4 address

Returns the ip address of the gateway of the network adapter.

Plural: gateways

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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interface of <network adapter> : network interface

Returns a network interface object from the specified network adapter.

Plural: interfaces

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac

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internet connection firewall of <network adapter> : internet connection firewall

Creates a Windows XP firewall object.

Plural: internet connection firewalls

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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ip interface of <network adapter> : network ip interface

Returns an object or an object list (using the plural keyword) with all the ip interfaces of the specified network adapter.

Plural: ip interfaces

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac

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ipv4 interface <integer> of <network adapter> : network adapter interface

No documentation exists.

Plural: ipv4 interfaces

Version	Platforms
9.1.1065.0	Windows

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ipv4 interface of <network adapter> : network adapter interface

Returns the IPv4 interface of the specified network adapter as a <network adapter ip interface> type.

Plural: ipv4 interfaces

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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ipv4or6 dns server of <network adapter> : ipv4or6 address

Returns the ipv4or6 address of the DNS server of the specified network adapter.

Plural: ipv4or6 dns servers

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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ipv4or6 interface <integer> of <network adapter> : network adapter interface

No documentation exists.

Plural: ipv4or6 interfaces

Version	Platforms
9.1.1065.0	Windows

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ipv4or6 interface of <network adapter> : network adapter interface

Returns the ipv4or network adapter interface from the specified network adapter.

Plural: ipv4or6 interfaces

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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ipv6 address of <network adapter> : ipv6 address

Returns the local IP address (as IPv6) of the adapter. Only for XP/Server 2003 and later.

Plural: ipv6 addresses

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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ipv6 dns server of <network adapter> : ipv6 address

Returns the DNS server address (as IPv6) of the adapter. Only for XP/Server 2003 and later.

Plural: ipv6 dns servers

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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ipv6 interface <integer> of <network adapter> : network adapter interface

No documentation exists.

Plural: ipv6 interfaces

Version	Platforms
9.1.1065.0	Windows

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ipv6 interface of <network adapter> : network adapter interface

Returns the IPv6 interfaces of the specified network adapter as a network adapter interface type.

Plural: ipv6 interfaces

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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lease expires of <network adapter> : time

Returns the time that the dhcp lease will expire of the network adapter.

Plural: leases expire

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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lease obtained of <network adapter> : time

Returns the time that the dhcp lease was obtained of the network adapter.

Plural: leases obtained

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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link interface of <network adapter> : network link interface

Returns the network link interface(s) of the specified network adapter.

Plural: link interfaces

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac

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link speed of <network adapter> : integer

This is a property of a network adapter. It returns the maximum speed of the NIC card in bits per second.

Plural: link speeds

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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loopback of <network adapter> : boolean

Returns True if the specified network adapter is a loopback interface.

Plural: loopbacks

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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mac address of <network adapter> : string

Returns the mac address of the network adapter.

Plural: mac addresses

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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maximum transmission unit of <network adapter> : integer

The maximum transmission unit (MTU) size, in bytes, of the specified adapter.

Plural: maximum transmission units

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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multicast support of <network adapter> : boolean

Returns True if multicast messages are supported by the specified network adapter.

Plural: multicast supports

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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name of <network adapter> : string

Returns the name of the network adapter.

Plural: names

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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point to point of <network adapter> : boolean

Returns True if the specified network adapter is a point-to-point interface. Usually TRUE for dialup connections.

Plural: point to points

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac

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primary wins server of <network adapter> : ipv4 address

Returns the IPv4 address of the primary wins server of the specified network adapter.

Plural: primary wins servers

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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secondary wins server of <network adapter> : ipv4 address

Returns the IPv4 address of the secondary wins server of the specified network adapter.As of version 8.0 of BES, this inspector type is derived from an <ipv4or6 address> type.

Plural: secondary wins servers

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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status of <network adapter> : integer

The operational status for the interface as defined in RFC 2863. It can be one of the values from the IF_OPER_STATUS enumeration type defined in the Iftypes.h header file. On Windows Vista and later, the header files were reorganized and this enumeration is defined in the Ifdef.h header file.

Plural: statuses

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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subnet address of <network adapter> : ipv4 address

Returns the subnet address (IPv4) of the specified network adapter.

Plural: subnet addresses

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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subnet mask of <network adapter> : ipv4 address

Returns the subnet mask (IPv4) of the specified network adapter.

Plural: subnet masks

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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tunnel of <network adapter> : boolean

Returns True if the specified adapter is a tunnel.

Plural: tunnels

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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type of <network adapter> : integer

Returns the interface type of the specified adapter as defined by the Internet Assigned Names Authority (IANA). Possible values for the interface type are listed in the Ipifcons.h header file.

Plural: types

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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up of <network adapter> : boolean

Returns True if the specified network adapter is currently working. Interfaces like Wi-Fi may be turned it off to save power, but this inspector will still tell you if it is active.

Plural: ups

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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wakeonlan enabled of <network adapter> : boolean

Returns True if the specified network adapter is configured to react to Wake-On-Lan requests. Wake-On-Lan is a mechanism used to trigger a boot of a machine in standby mode by sending a special packet.Note: Wake-On-Lan is only supported for Windows 2000 and XP machines.

Plural: wakeonlan enableds

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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wifi of <network adapter> : wifi

Filters the network adapter object by Wi-Fi type and creates the <wifi> object(s)

Plural: wifis

Version	Platforms
9.0.586.0	Windows
9.5.3.211	Mac

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wins enabled of <network adapter> : boolean

Returns True if WINS is enabled on the network adapter.

Plural: wins enableds

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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