Ansible network interface configuration

This is an Ansible role that manages network interface configuration as it is found on Debian/Ubuntu servers

Requirements

Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) or Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty)

May work with other versions, but has never been tested.

Dependencies

none

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  sudo: true
  sudo_user: root

  roles:
  - role: dresden-weekly.network-interfaces
    network_manage_devices: yes
    network_interfaces:

    - device: eth0
      description: just a description for humans to understand
      auto: true
      family: inet
      method: static
      address: 192.168.1.11
      network: 192.168.1.0
      netmask: 193.168.1.255
      gateway: 192.168.1.1
      nameservers:
      - 8.8.8.8
      - 8.8.4.4
      subnets:
      - 192.168.1.12/32

    - device: eth1
      description: simple dhcp client interface
      auto: true
      family: inet
      method: dhcp

    - device: vlan123
      description: sample vlan interface using eth0 and tagged for VLAN 123.
      method: static
      address: 1.2.3.4
      netmask: 24
      broadcast: 1.2.3.255
      vlan-raw-device: eth0
      up:
      - route add default gw 1.2.3.254

Changelog

0.2 TODO

• open for your ideas, fixes and pull requests

0.1 (first release) 01.02.2015

• [✓] ipv6 & ipv4 support
• [✓] support for multiple network devices
• [✓] dhcp and static configuration
• [✓] support for bridges
• [✓] additional subnets and ips
• [✓] custom hook scripts
• [✓] remove old interfaces

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2015 dresden-weekly

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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