mergNIC

mergNIC is an iOS external for obtaining information about the network interfaces active on the device. mergNIC includes NICInfo.

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Documentation

function mergNICis3GConnected

Check if 3G is connected

Returns true or false

function mergNICisBluetoothConnected

Check if bluetooh is connected

Returns true or false

function mergNICisPersonalHotspotActivated

Check if personal hotspot is activated

Returns true or false

function mergNICisWifiConnected

Check if Wifi is connected

Returns true or false

function mergNICisWifiConnectedToNAT

Check if Wifi is connected to NAT

Returns true or false

function mergNICInterfaces

Get the network interfaces

Returns a list of network interfaces with one per line

function mergNICMacAddress pInterface

Get the MAC address for am interface

Parameters:

  • pInterface - an interface as returned by mergNICInterfaces()

Returns The MAC address of the interface

function mergNICIPCount pInterface,[pVersion]

Get the number of IPs for an interface

Parameters:

  • pInterface - an interface as returned by mergNICInterfaces()
  • pVersion - (optional with "v4" default) an IP version number. One of:
    • v4 - IPv4
    • v6 - IPv6

Returns The number of IPs

function mergNICIPInfo pInterface,pIP,pProperty,[pVersion]

Get a property of an interface IP

Parameters:

  • pInterface - an interface as returned by mergNICInterfaces()
  • pIP - the IP number as there mayy be more than one on an interface. Should be between 1 and mergNICIPCount()
  • pProperty - the property you would like to get. One of:
    • IP - returns an IP address for the interface
    • netmask - returns a netmask for the interface
    • broadcast - returns a broadcast ip for the interface
  • pVersion - (optional with "v4" default) an IP version number. One of:
    • v4 - IPv4
    • v6 - IPv6

Returns The value of the property