pcap_set_datalink.3pcap

Langue: en

Version: 5 April 2008 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 3 (Bibliothèques de fonctions)

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NAME

pcap_set_datalink - set the link-layer header type to be used by a capture device

SYNOPSIS

 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
 
 int pcap_set_datalink(pcap_t *p, int dlt);

DESCRIPTION

pcap_set_datalink() is used to set the current data link type of the pcap descriptor to the type specified by dlt.

RETURN VALUE

pcap_set_datalink() returns 0 on success and -1 on failure. If -1 is returned, pcap_geterr() or pcap_perror() may be called with p as an argument to fetch or display the error text.

SEE ALSO

pcap(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP)