To IPv4 (ip4)

Description

Converts an integer or a string representing an IPv4 address into an IPv4 address in ip data type.

How does it work in the search window?

Select Create field in the search window toolbar, then select the To IPv4 operation. You need to specify one argument:

The data type of the values in the new field is ip.

Example

In the siem.logtrust.web.activity table, we want to transform the numbers in the responseLength field into IP addresses. To do it, click Create field and select the To IPv4 operation. The arguments needed are:

• Integer to convert - responseLength field

Open

Click Create field and you will see the following result:

Open

How does it work in LINQ?

Use the operator select... as...  and add the operation syntax to create the new field. These are the valid formats of the To IPv4 operation:

• ip4(ipv4_string)

• ip4(ipv4_integer)

Example

You can copy the following LINQ script and try the above example on the siem.logtrust.web.activity table.