iptools

Tools for working with IP4/IP6 IP Addresses including IPv4, IPv6, CIDR, and Subnet Masks

Contents

• Source Code and Documentation
• About
• Requirements
• Installation
• Usage
• Support
• Licensing

Source Code and Documentation

• Source Code: https://github.com/mindpowered/ip-tools-js
• Documentation: https://mindpowered.github.io/ip-tools-js

About

IPv4 uses a 32-bit address for its Internet addresses. All IPv4 addresses are now assigned. IPv6 utilizes 128-bit Internet addresses so there are 1028 times more addresses. Mappings exist for converting from an IPv4 address to an IPv6 addresses. This allows interoperability.

An IP address consists of octets delimited by dots (".") for IPv4 or colons (":") for IPv6. We can compress IPv6 addresses by removing extra zeros to make the address shorter. Computers store IP addresses as their corresponding integer values. The number represented by this integer is its decimal representation.

Subnetting is the process of dividing a network into smaller network sections. A part of the IP address is masked off to define a network. The remaining part of the address identifies a device on the network. CIDR is an alternative way of representing a subnet mask and IP address range.

Requirements

• ES6
• npm

Third-party dependencies may have additional requirements.

Installation

npm

You can retrieve the iptools package using npm https://www.npmjs.com/. After initializing your packages.json file in your project’s directory with npm init, you can install the iptools package with

npm i @mindpowered/iptools --save

hint: the --save option will add the newly installed dependency in your packages.json file.

package.json

You can also add the package directly to your packages.json file.

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Usage

let mpcipt = require('@mindpowered/iptools');
const {IPTools} = mpcipt;

let ipt = new IPTools();
let decimal = ipt.IPToDecimal("192.168.1.1");

Support

We are here to support using this package. If it doesn't do what you're looking for, isn't working, or you just need help, please Contact us.

There is also a public Issue Tracker available for this package.

Licensing

This package is released under the MIT License.