+def get_default_if():
+ interface = get_if_from_hwaddr(get_hwaddr_from_plnode())
+ if not interface: interface = "eth0"
+ return interface
+
+def get_hwaddr_from_plnode():
+ try:
+ for line in open("/usr/boot/plnode.txt", 'r').readlines():
+ if line.startswith("NET_DEVICE"):
+ return line.split("=")[1].strip().strip('"')
+ except:
+ pass
+ return None
+
+def get_if_from_hwaddr(hwaddr):
+ import sioc
+ devs = sioc.gifconf()
+ for dev in devs:
+ dev_hwaddr = sioc.gifhwaddr(dev)
+ if dev_hwaddr == hwaddr: return dev
+ return None
+