Function grab_ipaddress

src/core/setcore.py:429–457

()

# grab the interface ip address
#
def grab_ipaddress():
    try:
        rhost = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
        rhost.connect(('google.com', 0))
        rhost.settimeout(2)
        revipaddr = rhost.getsockname()[0]
        rhost = raw_input(setprompt("0", "IP address or URL (www.ex.com) for the payload listener (LHOST) [" + revipaddr + "]"))
        if rhost == "": rhost = revipaddr

    except Exception:
        rhost = raw_input(setprompt("0", "Enter your interface/reverse listener IP Address or URL"))

    if validate_ip(rhost) == False:
        while 1:
            choice = raw_input(setprompt(["2"], "This is not an IP address. Are you using a hostname? [y/n] "))
            if choice == "" or choice.lower() == "y":
                print_status("Roger that ghostrider. Using hostnames moving forward (hostnames are 1337, nice job)..")
                break
            else:
                rhost = raw_input(setprompt(["2"], "IP address for the reverse connection [" + rhost + "]"))
                if validate_ip(rhost) == True: break
                else:
                    choice = raw_input(setprompt(["2"], "This is not an IP address. Are you using a hostname? [y/n] "))
                    if choice == "" or choice.lower() == "y":
                        print_status("Roger that ghostrider. Using hostnames moving forward (hostnames are 1337, nice job)..")
                        break

    # rhost return when verified
    return rhost

#
# cleanup old or stale files