IP Network Tool

A Go CLI for completing tasks related to IP addresses

Usage

Install the code: go install github.com/andre053/ip-info-tool

Get your own API key from https://ipinfo.io/signup

Save your key as an environment variable named "IP_INFO_TOKEN"

Utilize make to interact with the code:

make build will build the module into an ipinfo executable.
make run will build and run the ipinfo executable, in the new mode, this will call Usage immediately as there are no flags
make clean will clear the console, run go clean, and remove the executable.

Add the program to your path: export PATH=$PATH:<path to ipinfo>

3rd Party Libraries

• github.com/urfave/cli/v2 Utilized to simplify generation of CLI commands and usage information
• github.com/prometheus-community/pro-bing Used to implement ping

Features

• CLI: Accepts commands and command shortcuts, queries user for data (no flags for data)
• IP Info: Gathers information related to an IP address from ipinfo.io
• Distance: Calculates the distance between two IP addresses in kilometers
• Ping: Pings the address, returning the statistics
  • Privileged ping requires privileges but will work on systems which do not support unprivileged ping
• Interprets user input: Users can input hostnames of IP addresses, they will be converted by the program
• Multiple inputs: Users can supply a list of inputs for the program to execute on
  • NOTE: Distance only works on two inputs and ping is configured to timeout after 10 seconds

In Progress

• Testing suite, utilizing loopback interfaces
• Simple lookups: Domain to IP, IP to domain
• Traceroute implementation
• Add flags for commands
• Improve documentation of commands

Future Challenges

• Implement ping natively