netbox-ping 0.29

A NetBox plugin for pinging and discovering IPs

NetBox Ping Plugin

A NetBox plugin for pinging and discovering IPs in your network.

Features

• Ping IPs and subnets directly from NetBox
• Auto-discover new IPs
• Track IP status with custom fields and tags
• Bulk scan operations
• Dark mode compatible UI

Installation

pip install netbox-ping

Configuration

Add to your configuration.py:

PLUGINS = ['netbox_ping']

PLUGINS_CONFIG = {
    'netbox_ping': {
        'coming_soon': True
    }
}

Usage

1. Install the plugin
2. Navigate to Plugins > NetBox Ping
3. Click "Create Required Fields & Tags"
4. Start scanning your networks!

Requirements

• NetBox 4.0 or later
• Python 3.8 or later
• ping command available on the system

Installation

Package Installation

1. Install the package from your NetBox installation path:

   source /opt/netbox/venv/bin/activate
   cd /opt/netbox
   pip install git+https://github.com/DenDanskeMine/netbox-prefix-pinger.git
   

Enable the Plugin

2. Add the plugin to PLUGINS in /opt/netbox/netbox/netbox/configuration.py:

   PLUGINS = [
       'netbox_ping',
   ]
   

Run Migrations

3. Apply database migrations:

   cd /opt/netbox
   python3 manage.py migrate
   

Collect Static Files

4. Collect static files:

   python3 manage.py collectstatic
   

Restart NetBox

5. Restart the NetBox service:

   sudo systemctl restart netbox
   

Usage

1. Navigate to the "Plugins" menu in NetBox
2. Select "Network Tools" from the dropdown
3. You'll see a list of all prefixes in your NetBox instance
4. Two actions are available for each prefix:
   • Check Status: Checks all existing IPs in the prefix
   • Scan Subnet: Discovers and adds new active IPs

Status Indicators

• 🟢 Online Tag: IP is responding to ping
• 🔴 Offline Tag: IP is not responding
• Custom Field "Up_Down": Boolean indicator of IP status

Configuration

No additional configuration is required. The plugin will automatically:

• Create required custom fields
• Create online/offline tags
• Set up necessary permissions

Permissions

Users need the following permissions to use the plugin:

• ipam.view_prefix
• ipam.view_ipaddress

Development

To set up a development environment:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/netbox-ping.git
   cd netbox-ping
   

2. Create a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
   

3. Install development dependencies:

   pip install -e .
   

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

If you have any questions or need help, please:

1. Open an issue on GitHub
2. Check existing issues for answers
3. Contact the maintainer

Acknowledgments

• Built for NetBox (https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox)
• Inspired by the need for simple IP status tracking, this is my first plugin for NetBox.
• I'm not a good python developer, so this is probably not the best way to do this.
• The plugin netbox-interface-synchronization gave me a lot of inspiration, code wise, as the offical NetBox development repo had some issues, i couldn't get around.
• The plugin netbox-interface-synchronization is a great plugin, and i recommend using it if you need to synchronize interfaces.