package agent import ( "fmt" "net" ) // IpOfDevice returns a routable ip addr of a device func ipOfDevice(name string) (net.IP, error) { intf, err := net.InterfaceByName(name) if err != nil { return nil, err } addrs, err := intf.Addrs() if err != nil { return nil, err } if len(addrs) == 0 { return nil, fmt.Errorf("no ips were detected on the interface: %v", name) } // Iterating through the IPs configured for that device and returning the // the first ipv4 address configured. If no ipv4 addresses are configured, // we return the first ipv6 addr if any ipv6 addr is configured. var ipv6Addrs []net.IP for _, addr := range addrs { var ip net.IP switch v := (addr).(type) { case *net.IPNet: ip = v.IP if ip.To4() != nil { return ip, nil } if ip.To16() != nil { ipv6Addrs = append(ipv6Addrs, ip) continue } case *net.IPAddr: continue } } if len(ipv6Addrs) > 0 { return ipv6Addrs[0], nil } return nil, fmt.Errorf("no ips were detected on the interface: %v", name) }