netdev

netdev provides a cross-platform API for network interface.

Key Features

Enumerate all available network interfaces
Detect the default network interface
Retrieve interface metadata:
- Interface type
- MAC address
- IPv4 / IPv6 addresses and prefixes
- MTU, flags, operational state, etc...
Native traffic statistics (RX/TX bytes) for each interface
Designed for cross-platform

See the Interface struct documentation for detail.

Supported platform

Linux
macOS
Windows
Android
iOS (and other Apple targets)
BSDs

Usage

Add netdev to your Cargo.toml

[dependencies]
netdev = "0.40"

For more details, see examples or doc.

Project History

This crate was originally published as default-net and later rebranded to netdev by the author myself for future expansion, clearer naming, and long-term maintenance.

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