IP Address Support¶

Networka lets you target devices directly by IP address (single or comma-separated list) without predefining them in configuration files.

Usage examples¶

Single IP address¶

# Run a command
nw run 192.168.1.1 "/system/clock/print" --platform mikrotik_routeros

# SSH to device by IP
nw cli 192.168.1.1 --platform mikrotik_routeros

# (Info requires configured device entries; see notes below)

Multiple IP addresses¶

# Execute command on multiple IPs (comma-separated, no spaces)
nw run "192.168.1.1,192.168.1.2,192.168.1.3" "/system/clock/print" --platform mikrotik_routeros

# SSH to multiple IPs (opens tmux with multiple panes)
nw cli "192.168.1.1,192.168.1.2" --platform mikrotik_routeros

# Mix IPs and configured device names
nw run "192.168.1.1,sw-acc1,192.168.1.2" "/system/clock/print" --platform mikrotik_routeros

With custom port¶

nw run 192.168.1.1 "/system/clock/print" --platform mikrotik_routeros --port 2222

Interactive authentication¶

# Prompt for credentials at runtime
nw run 192.168.1.1 "/system/clock/print" --platform mikrotik_routeros --interactive-auth

Required parameters¶

When using IP addresses, you must specify:

--platform: The device type (network driver), e.g. mikrotik_routeros, cisco_iosxe.

Optional parameters:

--port: SSH port (defaults to 22)
--interactive-auth: Prompt for username/password instead of environment
--transport: Transport driver to use for the session (supported on run/cli)

Supported platforms¶

mikrotik_routeros — MikroTik RouterOS
cisco_iosxe — Cisco IOS-XE
cisco_iosxr — Cisco IOS-XR
cisco_nxos — Cisco NX-OS
juniper_junos — Juniper JunOS
arista_eos — Arista EOS
linux — Linux SSH

Authentication¶

IP-based connections use the same authentication as configured devices:

Environment variables: NW_USER_DEFAULT and NW_PASSWORD_DEFAULT
Interactive mode with --interactive-auth
SSH keys (via the underlying transport)

Error handling¶

If you omit the platform when using IPs:

Error: When using IP addresses, --platform is required
Supported platforms:
  mikrotik_routeros: MikroTik RouterOS
  cisco_iosxe: Cisco IOS-XE
  cisco_iosxr: Cisco IOS-XR
  cisco_nxos: Cisco NX-OS
  juniper_junos: Juniper JunOS
  arista_eos: Arista EOS
  linux: Linux SSH

Implementation details¶

When IPs are used as the target:

Networka detects the IPs in the target argument
Creates temporary devices with generated names (e.g. ip_192_168_1_1)
Applies the specified --platform for connection parameters
Merges with any configured devices so you can mix both
Executes commands as usual and supports results storage

Limitations¶

nw info requires preconfigured devices or groups; it does not accept raw IP addresses.
IP targets are supported on commands that accept the --platform option (nw run, nw cli, and other operations built on the device resolver).