# Module e.c.u.network

Part of elisa.core.utils

Functions to retrieve hostname and IP address of the machine running Elisa

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59 | Function | get_host_address | Retrieve current host address for Win32 and Linux platforms
136 | Function | get_ip_address | Retrieve IP address of the given network interface, on a Windows platform

def get_host_address():
Retrieve current host address for Win32 and Linux platforms

Returns | (type: string )
Raises | ValueError | if current system's platform is not windows or linux

def get_ip_address(ifname=None):
Retrieve IP address of the given network interface, on a Windows platform

Parameters | ifname | network interface name (type: string )
Returns | (type: string )
Raises | ValueError | if current system's platform is not windows or linux