getSubnetForIpAddress

Classes SoftLayer_Network_Subnet
Tags method sldn Network

SoftLayer_Network_Subnet::getSubnetForIpAddress

Retrieve an IP addresses's associated subnet.

Overview

Retrieve the subnet associated with an IP address. You may only retrieve subnets assigned to your SoftLayer customer account.

Parameters

Name Type Description
ipAddress string The IP address to search for.

Required Headers

  • authenticate

Optional Headers

  • SoftLayer_Network_SubnetObjectMask
  • SoftLayer_ObjectMask

Return Values

Error Handling

  • SoftLayer_Exception

Throw the exception “You must provide a valid IP address.” if the ‘‘ipAddress’’ parameter is not a valid IPv4 address.

  • SoftLayer_Exception

Throw the exception “Unable to determine a subnet for the specified address of {ipAddress}” if the API is unable to locate a subnet associated with the given IP address.