Manpages - pcap_set_datalink.3pcap

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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 link-layer header type of the pcap descriptor to the type specified by dlt.

RETURN VALUE

pcap_set_datalink*() returns *0 on success and PCAP_ERROR on failure. If PCAP_ERROR is returned, *pcap_geterr*(3PCAP) or *pcap_perror*(3PCAP) may be called with p as an argument to fetch or display the error text.

SEE ALSO

*pcap*(3PCAP), *pcap_datalink_name_to_val*(3PCAP)

Author: dt

Created: 2022-02-20 Sun 18:12