IP Address and DNS details

Argos plug-in to Display IP and DNS details in the top bar of GNOME desktop environment.

Installation

1. Obviously you need python and Argos (recommended for all gnome versions) / Argos (gnome-3.36 branch for gnome versions <40) and python pytz module if its not installed via pip install pytz
2. Copy the script to ~/.config/argos/ directory.
3. Make the script executable by running chmod +x ip_dns_info.c.1m.py.
4. Refresh GNOME extensions by pressing Alt+F2 and typing r and pressing Enter.

It also need xclip to copy the details to the clipboard. You can install it by running sudo apt install xclip in Debian based distros.

Usage

The script should just display the IP and DNS details in the top bar of GNOME desktop with a Country Flag emoji and the city name. If the city name is in green color, it means your system is connected to a VPN. If the city name is in red color, it means your system is not connected to a VPN. You can click on the city name to see the IP and DNS details in a drop down window. Which shows following details:

1. IP Address
2. Timezone
3. Current Time
4. Latitude
5. Longitude
6. Zip Code
7. Region(Usually state)
8. Country
9. ISP(Internet Service Provider)
10. Connection Type(Cellular or Non-Cellular)
11. Proxy(Yes or No)
12. VPN Status(ON or OFF)

You can also copy some of the details to the clipboard by clicking on them.

How to add more info to the top bar?

Go to IP-API website to check what other details you can get from the API. Then update the script accordingly.

API limitations

There is a limit of 45 requests per minute. If you exceed this limit, you will get blocked for 1 hour. So, please use the script responsibly.

License

The code is licensed under Apache License 2.0. The API does not require any authentication and is free to use for non-commercial use.

TODO:

• Fix Refresh in the Drop down.