#!/usr/bin/python """ This example shows how to add an interface (for example a real hardware interface) to a network after the network is created. """ import re from mininet.cli import CLI from mininet.log import setLogLevel, info, error from mininet.net import Mininet from mininet.topolib import TreeTopo from mininet.util import quietRun def checkIntf( intf ): "Make sure intf exists and is not configured." if ( ' %s:' % intf ) not in quietRun( 'ip link show' ): error( 'Error:', intf, 'does not exist!\n' ) exit( 1 ) ips = re.findall( r'\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+', quietRun( 'ifconfig ' + intf ) ) if ips: error( 'Error:', intf, 'has an IP address,' 'and is probably in use!\n' ) exit( 1 ) if __name__ == '__main__': setLogLevel( 'info' ) newIntf = 'eth1' info( '*** Checking', newIntf, '\n' ) checkIntf( newIntf ) info( '*** Creating network\n' ) net = Mininet( topo=TreeTopo( depth=1, fanout=2 ) ) switch = net.switches[ 0 ] info( '*** Adding', newIntf, 'to switch', switch.name, '\n' ) switch.addIntf( newIntf ) net.start() CLI( net ) net.stop()