_{Official ZPE/YASS documentation}Network

Module description

Provides general network and local-network operations, including reachability checks, address discovery, Wake On LAN, hostname resolution, and requests to remote ZPE servers.

Availability: ZPE 1.14.11 is the first version to support the Network module.

Module functions

The following is a list of all functions available in this module.

• get_hostname [1.14.11+]

  Checks an IP address and attempts to resolve its hostname.

  This functionality was originally available as a predefined function from ZPE 1.10.6, before it became a function of the Network module.

• get_ip_address [1.14.11+]

  Returns the current system's local IP address.

  This functionality was originally available as a predefined function from ZPE 1.8.6, before it became a function of the Network module.

• get_remote_ip_address [1.14.11+]

  Returns the public IP address reported by an external service.

  This functionality was originally available as a predefined function from ZPE 1.9.5, before it became a function of the Network module.

• ping [1.14.11+]

  Checks whether an IP address is reachable.

  This functionality was originally available as a predefined function from ZPE 1.7.4, before it became a function of the Network module.

• send_zpe_server_request [1.14.11+]

  Sends a request to a remote ZPE server.

  This functionality was originally available as a predefined function from ZPE 1.6.0, before it became a function of the Network module.

• wake_on_lan [1.14.11+]

  Sends a Wake On LAN magic packet to a MAC address.

  This functionality was originally available as a predefined function from ZPE 1.7.13, before it became a function of the Network module.