connect-box 0.3.1

Python Client for interacting with the cable modem/router Compal CH7465LG which is provided under different names by various ISP in Europe.

• UPC Connect Box (CH)

• Play Connect Box (PL)

• Irish Virgin Media Super Hub 3.0 (IE)

• Ziggo Connectbox (NL)

• Unitymedia Connect Box (DE)

This module is not official, developed, supported or endorsed by UPC, Unitymedia or Compal.

There is an interface with is providing details about various states like the DHCP lease table for Ethernet and Wifi.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<LanUserTable>
   <Ethernet>
      <clientinfo>
         <interface>Ethernet 2</interface>
         <IPv4Addr>192.168.0.160/24</IPv4Addr>
         <index>0</index>
         <interfaceid>2</interfaceid>
         <hostname>GW-B072BF27A983</hostname>
         <MACAddr>B0:72:BF:27:A9:83</MACAddr>
         <method>1</method>
         <leaseTime>00:00:34:53</leaseTime>
...

connect_box is handling the retrieval of the data and the parsing. The primary use case is the Home Assistant upc_connect device tracker but one could use it in other projects as well.

$ pip3 install connect_box

$ sudo dnf -y install python3-connect-box

$ nix-env -iA nixos.python3Packages.connect-box

$ python -m venv .
$ source bin/activate
$ python setup.py develop