sfwbar-network - Man Page

Name

sfwbar-network — Sfwbar Network module

Filename: network.so

Requires: none

Synopsis

The network module tracks te state of the current network connection.

Expression Functions

NetInfo(Query[,Interface])

Function NetInfo queries the parameter of the connection on the network interface specified. If Interface is not specifies, NetInfo will query the interface of the default gateway (if one exists). The queries supported are:

"ip"

IP address of the interface.

"mask"

Net mask of the interface.

"cidr"

Net mask in the CIDR notation.

"gateway"

The default gateway (not necessarily associated with the interface).

"ip6"

IPv6 IP address of the interface.

"mask6"

IPv6 netmask of the interfce.

"gateway6"

The default IPv6 gateway.

"essid"

ESSID of the wireless connection (if applicable for the interface).

NetInfo returns a string value.

NetStat(Query[,Interface])

Function NetStat queries statistics of the interface. If the interface isn't specified, it will be applied to the interface of the default gateway. The queries supported are:

"rxrate"

Receive data rate on the interface (in bps).

"txrate"

Transmit data rate on the interface (in bps).

"signal"

Signal strength of the wifi connection (if applicable).

NetState returns a numeric value.

Actions

None

Triggers

The module defines one trigger "network" which is emitted whenever the interface data is changes (i.e. ip, netmask, default gateway, wifi essid).