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Python3 - Am I on the right network?
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#!/usr/bin/python3 | |
import subprocess | |
def right_network (fqdn): | |
""" | |
# Example of using 'dig' to find the IP address of a network IP address | |
$ dig -4 +short www.example.com | |
24.209.187.117 | |
Example of using 'dig' to find the current public IP address | |
$ dig -4 TXT +short o-o.myaddr.l.google.com @ns1.google.com | |
"24.209.187.117" | |
This function returns True if you are on the 'fqdn" network. | |
It returns false if you are on any other network | |
Example: | |
>>>print(right_network("ddns.example.com")) | |
>>>True | |
""" | |
output = subprocess.run(["dig", "-4", "+short", fqdn ], capture_output=True) | |
network_ip = output.stdout.decode('utf-8').strip('\n') | |
output = subprocess.run(["dig", "-4", "TXT", "+short", "o-o.myaddr.l.google.com", "@ns1.google.com" ], capture_output=True) | |
my_ip = output.stdout.decode('utf-8').strip('"\n') | |
#print(store, my_ip) | |
if network_ip == my_ip: | |
return True | |
return False | |
network_fqdn = "ddns.example.com" | |
print(right_network(network_fqdn)) |
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