Utilizing ncclient bind_addr parameter

[elinewman12]

Why does the current version of Junos not use the bind_addr optional parameter for providing a source address to bind when connecting Device objects? It would be an easy fix and at least my current team would heavily benefit from this addition. I had to create a fork from our currently used version of Junos (5 years old) but we couldn't upgrade to the latest version either way due to the lack of this feature.

[chidanandpujar]

Hi @elinewman12
Thanks,
we are analyzing the ncclient options - https://github.com/ncclient/ncclient/blob/master/ncclient/transport/ssh.py#L206

Thanks

[elinewman12]

@chidanandpujar I implemented the change on a fork but it uses version 2.3.0. So far, testing has proven successful with the use of bind_addr

[chidanandpujar]

HI @elinewman12
Thanks for the information .
Latest PyEZ release is 2.6.8 , I will check the feasibility and update you .

Thanks

[dineshbaburam91]

@elinewman12 Could you please provide more information on use case of the "bind_addr" argument in the ncclient code?
To validate and add testcases in junos-eznc