Christian Manivong
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`show running-config` is preceded by a header block, and one of its lines reports the system uptime. That value necessarily differs between any two reads, so every caller comparing consecutive configs sees a change each time. Measured on a GS110TPv3 under NetOrk: 876 of 894 stored config snapshots marked as changed, one git commit and one config_changed warning per poll, while every other device at the same installation sat between 2 and 18. The history was worthless for that switch — a genuine change would have been invisible among hundreds of uptime diffs. Only the uptime line is removed. Model, firmware version, serial and MAC are stable and belong in a config backup; a changed firmware version is exactly the kind of change worth recording. netgear_plus is unaffected — its get_config() returns empty strings. The first read after this lands reports one real change, since the line disappears from the stored config. That is unavoidable and happens once.
napalm-netgear
NAPALM community driver for Netgear Smart Managed and Netgear Plus Managed switches (GS108EPP, GS110TP, GS316EPP and compatible Smart Managed Pro series).
Tested devices
| Model | Series | Tested |
|---|---|---|
| GS110TP | Smart Managed Pro | ✅ |
| GS108EPP | Smart Managed Pro | ✅ |
| GS316EPP | Smart Managed Pro | ✅ |
Other models from the Netgear Smart Managed Pro series should work as well — contributions welcome.
Requirements
| Dependency | Minimum version |
|---|---|
| Python | 3.8 |
| NAPALM | 4.0 |
| Netmiko | 4.0 |
Installation
pip install napalm-netgear
Or from source:
git clone https://github.com/napalm-automation-community/napalm-netgear
cd napalm-netgear
pip install -e .
Quick start
from napalm import get_network_driver
driver = get_network_driver("netgear_smart")
with driver("192.168.0.239", "admin", "password") as device:
facts = device.get_facts()
print(facts)
Implemented getters
| Getter | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
get_facts |
✅ | model, hostname, os_version, serial, uptime |
get_interfaces |
✅ | status, speed, description, MTU |
get_interfaces_ip |
✅ | management VLAN IP/mask |
get_config |
✅ | running + startup |
get_arp_table |
✅ | |
get_mac_address_table |
✅ | |
get_lldp_neighbors |
✅ | |
get_lldp_neighbors_detail |
✅ | |
get_vlans |
✅ | |
get_environment |
✅ | CPU + memory only |
get_interfaces_counters |
✅ | |
get_users |
✅ | |
get_snmp_information |
✅ | |
get_ntp_servers |
✅ | |
get_ntp_peers |
✅ | same as servers |
get_route_to |
✅ | static/connected only |
ping |
✅ | |
cli |
✅ | |
is_alive |
✅ | |
load_merge_candidate |
✅ | |
load_replace_candidate |
✅ | additive — no atomic replace |
compare_config |
✅ | |
commit_config |
✅ | |
discard_config |
✅ | |
rollback |
✅ | session-scoped backup |
get_bgp_neighbors |
❌ | not applicable |
get_optics |
❌ | DDM not exposed via CLI |
get_ipv6_neighbors_table |
❌ | not exposed via CLI |
get_ntp_stats |
❌ | not exposed via CLI |
Optional arguments
| Argument | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
port |
22 |
SSH port |
force_no_enable |
False |
Skip enable after login |
canonical_int_fmt |
False |
Use canonical interface names |
Any additional keyword arguments are forwarded to Netmiko.
CLI notes
- Netmiko device type:
netgear_prosafe - Prompt pattern:
(hostname) >/(hostname) #/(hostname) (Config)# - Interface naming:
0/1,0/2, … (slot/port); LAG channels:ch1,ch2, … - Config is persisted with
write memory - Key-value output uses
Key: valueorKey..... valuenotation depending on firmware generation — both are handled automatically
Development
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/
License
Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.