// Custom includes
#include <string>
-#include <net/if.h>
#include "Protocols/Raw/MACAddress.hh"
//#include "NetdeviceController.mpp"
///////////////////////////////hh.p////////////////////////////////////////
+struct ifreq;
+
namespace senf {
/** \brief Netdevice Controller
devices. Note, that some setting members are privileged operations.
\see manual page netdevice(7) for more informations.
-
- \todo Add 'promisc' member to enable/disable promiscuous mode
*/
class NetdeviceController
{
void hardwareAddress(const MACAddress &newAddress);
///< set hardware address
/**< Changes the hardware address of the interface.
- Note, that setting the hardware address is a privileged operation. It is only allowed when the interface
- is not up. If the interface is up, this call will cause an SystemException to be thrown.*/
+ Note, that setting the hardware address is a privileged
+ operation. It is only allowed when the interface is not
+ up. If the interface is up, this call will cause an
+ SystemException to be thrown. */
std::string interfaceName() const;
///< return interface name
void interfaceName(const std::string &newName);
///< set interface name
/**< Changes the name of the interface.
- Note, that setting the name is a privileged operation. It is only allowed when the interface
- is not up. If the interface is up, this call will cause an SystemException to be thrown.*/
+ Note, that setting the name is a privileged operation.
+ It is only allowed when the interface is not up. If
+ the interface is up, this call will cause an
+ SystemException to be thrown. */
int mtu() const; ///< return the Maximum Transmission Unit
void mtu(int new_mtu); ///< set the Maximum Transmission Unit
/**< Set the MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) of the device.
Note, that this is a privileged operation.
- Setting the MTU to too small values may cause kernel crashes. */
+ Setting the MTU to too small values may cause kernel
+ crashes. */
+
+ bool promisc() const; ///< return \c true if interface is in promiscuous mode
+ void promisc(bool mode); ///< enable/disable promiscuous mode of the interface
+ /**< Note, that this is a privileged operation. */
+
+ bool isUp() const; ///< return \c true if interface is up
+ void up(); ///< ifconfig up interface
+ void down(); ///< ifconfig down interface
+
private:
void openSocket();
void doIoctl(ifreq& ifr, int request) const;