---
date_published: 2026-08-13
date_modified: 2026-08-13
canonical_url: https://metricshub.org/community-connectors/connectors/linuxipnetwork.html
---

 [Supported Platforms](../supported-platforms.html)   [Connectors Directory](../connectors-directory.html)

# Linux - Network (ip)

## Description

This connector enables the monitoring of active network cards on all Linux systems using ip command.

This connector is superseded by: 

- [MIB2Linux](mib2linux.html)

This connector supersedes: 

- [LinuxIfConfigNetwork](linuxifconfignetwork.html)

[community](tags/community.html) [hardware](tags/hardware.html) [linux](tags/linux.html)

[Source](https://github.com/metricshub/community-connectors/tree/main/src/main/connector/hardware/LinuxNetwork/LinuxIPNetwork/LinuxIPNetwork.yaml)

## Target

Typical platform: **[Linux](platforms/linux.html)**

Operating system: **Linux**

## Prerequisites

Leverages: **Linux system commands (ip)**

Technology and protocols: **Commands**

This connector requires advanced privileges on the managed host for the command below:

- `ethtool`

This connector therefore needs to run as **root** or you need to configure a privilege-escalation mechanism like `sudo` on the managed host to allow the monitoring account to run the command listed above.

Sample of **/etc/sudoers** to allow the above command to be run as **root** by the **metricshub** account:  


```bash
metricshub ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: ethtool
```

## Examples

### CLI

```batch
metricshub HOSTNAME -t linux -c +LinuxIPNetwork --ssh -u USER --sudo-command-list ethtool
```

### metricshub.yaml

```yaml
resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: linux
        connectors: [ +LinuxIPNetwork ] # Optional, to load only this connector
        protocols:
          ssh:
            username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
            password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using metricshub-encrypt
            useSudo: true
            useSudoCommands: [ "ethtool" ]
```

## Connector Activation Criteria

The **Linux - Network (ip)** connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

- Operating System is **Linux**
- The command below succeeds on the monitored host 
  
    - Command: `/sbin/ip a`
    - Output contains: `LOOPBACK` (regex)

## Metrics

| Type | Collected Metrics | Specific Attributes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **network** | - `hw.errors{hw.type="network"}` - `hw.network.bandwidth.limit` - `hw.network.full_duplex` - `hw.network.io{direction="receive"}` - `hw.network.io{direction="transmit"}` - `hw.network.packets{direction="receive"}` - `hw.network.packets{direction="transmit"}` - `hw.network.up` - `hw.status{hw.type="network", state="present"}` | - `hw.parent.type` - `id` - `logical_address` - `logical_address_type` - `name` - `physical_address` - `physical_address_type` |