Inspect a network

View detailed configuration of a specific network by using the podman network inspect command. This reveals settings like subnets, gateways, and enabled plugins.

Before you begin

  • The container-tools meta-package is installed.

Procedure

Inspect the default podman network: 
$ podman network inspect podman
 
[
    {
        "cniVersion": "0.4.0",
        "name": "podman",
        "plugins": [
            {
                "bridge": "cni-podman0",
                "hairpinMode": true,
                "ipMasq": true,
                "ipam": {
                    "ranges": [
                        [
                            {
                                "gateway": "10.88.0.1",
                                "subnet": "10.88.0.0/16"
                            }
                        ]
                    ],
                    "routes": [
                        {
                            "dst": "0.0.0.0/0"
                        }
                    ],
                    "type": "host-local"
                },
                "isGateway": true,
                "type": "bridge"
            },
            {
                "capabilities": {
                    "portMappings": true
                },
                "type": "portmap"
            },
            {
                "type": "firewall"
            },
            {
                "type": "tuning"
            }
        ]
    }
]

You can see the IP range, enabled plugins, type of network, and other network settings.

For more information, see the podman-network-inspect(1) man page on your system.