Struct LinkClient 

pub struct LinkClient { /* private fields */ }

Client for managing network interfaces (links).

This client provides methods for querying and modifying network interface properties through Netlink communication.

Implementations

impl LinkClient

pub fn new(client: ClientWrapper) -> Result<Self, NetworkError>

Creates a new LinkClient instance.

Returns

A Result containing either a new LinkClient or an IO error

pub fn get_by_name(&mut self, name: &str) -> Result<LinkMessage, NetworkError>

Retrieves a network interface by its name.

Arguments

• name - The name of the network interface to retrieve

Returns

A Result containing either the LinkMessage for the interface or an error

pub fn set_up(&mut self, index: u32) -> Result<(), NetworkError>

Sets a network interface to the up state.

Arguments

• index - The index of the network interface to modify

Returns

A Result indicating success or failure of the operation

pub fn set_down(&mut self, index: u32) -> Result<(), NetworkError>

Sets a network interface to the down state.

Arguments

• index - The index of the network interface to modify

Returns

A Result indicating success or failure of the operation

pub fn set_ns_fd( &mut self, index: u32, new_name: &str, ns_path: RawFd, ) -> Result<(), NetworkError>

Moves a network interface to a different network namespace.

Arguments

• index - The index of the network interface to move
• new_name - The new name for the interface in the target namespace
• ns_path - The file descriptor of the target network namespace

Returns

A Result indicating success or failure of the operation