ibis.util
Class IPUtils

java.lang.Object
  ibis.util.IPUtils

public class IPUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Some utilities that deal with IP addresses.

Method Summary

static java.net.InetAddress	getAlternateLocalHostAddress() Returns the InetAddress associated with the local host.
static java.net.InetAddress	getLocalHostAddress() Returns the InetAddress associated with the local host.
static boolean	isExternalAddress(java.net.InetAddress address) Returns true if the specified address is an external address.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

isExternalAddress

public static boolean isExternalAddress(java.net.InetAddress address)

Returns true if the specified address is an external address. External means not a site local, link local, or loopback address.

Parameters:

address - the specified address.

Returns:

true if addr is an external address.

getLocalHostAddress

public static java.net.InetAddress getLocalHostAddress()

Returns the InetAddress associated with the local host. If the ibis.util.ip.address property is specified and set to a specific IP address, that address is used.

getAlternateLocalHostAddress

public static java.net.InetAddress getAlternateLocalHostAddress()

Returns the InetAddress associated with the local host. If the ibis.util.ip.alt_address property is specified and set to a specific IP address, that address is used.