ip_by_mac

Finds IP of the device by looking up MAC addresses in main_mac variable.

Requirements

There is few requirements on ansible (localhost) host: installed JMESPath libraries, arp-scan utility and ability to run arp-scan as root (in general sudo to root on localhost).

Role Variables

Role supports several variables: arp_scan_host used to delegate network scanning to host. Host needs to have arp-scan. By default localhost

arp_scan_super user allowed to run arp-scan on arp_scan_host. Most likely root

arp_scan_become_method escalation methon on arp_scan_host. By default sudo

arp_scan_become_password password (if it is required) for escalation

main_maclist of MAC addresses. Best place to have it in Ansible Inventory

main_mac can be list. In this case first present IP address will be used.

Dependencies

None

Example Playbook

Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:

    - hosts: all_pi
      roles:
         - { role: alxsey.ip_by_mac }

More details can be found here.

License

GPLv2

Author Information

Alex Ryabtsev