Splunk Search

Differentiate between public IP and private IP?

ferza
Explorer

I have a search that goes such:

UNIQUESESSIONID connected to

What this does is outputs this from the log in the search results:

Feb 12 16:45:35 (browser/host name) (unique session IDs) RTP: Port (port number) connected to (public IP):(port number)

There are usually 2-4 lines/events in the log that have this similar "connected to" phrase, but only one of them will have a public IP. Which is the one I want. I actually really need everything from:

RTP: Port (port number) connected to (private IP):(port number)

But as mentioned, several of those events pop up, and the only difference is 2-3 will have private IPs that is always 10.x.x.x, the other events will have public IPs. Is there something I can put in my search query to have it only pull a private IP from the "connected to" phrase?

Tags (2)
0 Karma
1 Solution

tpflicke
Path Finder

I am not sure if you want to return events with only public or only private IP addresses.
How about

index=<someindex> source=<somesource>  " connected to 10\."

to only get the private ones or

index=<something>  source=<somesource> "connected to " NOT "connected to 10\." 

to get the public ones.
This will only look consider 10.x.x.x as private (not other ranges like 192.168.x.x etc) which might be sufficient for what you want. This should also be quick as it's filtering on the indexer.

View solution in original post

tpflicke
Path Finder

I am not sure if you want to return events with only public or only private IP addresses.
How about

index=<someindex> source=<somesource>  " connected to 10\."

to only get the private ones or

index=<something>  source=<somesource> "connected to " NOT "connected to 10\." 

to get the public ones.
This will only look consider 10.x.x.x as private (not other ranges like 192.168.x.x etc) which might be sufficient for what you want. This should also be quick as it's filtering on the indexer.

ferza
Explorer

That worked perfectly! Thank you! And yeah I just wanted the public IPs.

0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Why Splunk Customers Should Attend Cisco Live 2026 Las Vegas

Why Splunk Customers Should Attend Cisco Live 2026 Las Vegas     Cisco Live 2026 is almost here, and this ...

What Is the Name of the USB Key Inserted by Bob Smith? (BOTS Hint, Not the Answer)

Hello Splunkers,   So you searched, “what is the name of the usb key inserted by bob smith?”  Not gonna lie… ...

Automating Threat Operations and Threat Hunting with Recorded Future

    Automating Threat Operations and Threat Hunting with Recorded Future June 29, 2026 | Register   Is your ...