Function getRemoteIP

lib/core/common.py:1996–2016

Get remote/target IP address >>> pushValue(conf.hostname) >>> conf.hostname = "localhost" >>> getRemoteIP() == "127.0.0.1" True >>> conf.hostname = popValue()

()

    return retVal

def getRemoteIP():
    """
    Get remote/target IP address

    >>> pushValue(conf.hostname)
    >>> conf.hostname = "localhost"
    >>> getRemoteIP() == "127.0.0.1"
    True
    >>> conf.hostname = popValue()
    """

    retVal = None

    try:
        retVal = socket.gethostbyname(conf.hostname)
    except socket.gaierror:
        errMsg = "address resolution problem "
        errMsg += "occurred for hostname '%s'" % conf.hostname
        singleTimeLogMessage(errMsg, logging.ERROR)

    return retVal

def getFileType(filePath):
    """