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PCAP_SET_DATALINK
Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (3PCAP) Updated: 5 March 2022 Index
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NAME
pcap_set_datalink - set the lin-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 lin-layer header type of the pcap descriptor
to the type specified by
dlt.
RETURN VALUE
pcap_set_datalink()
returns
0
on success,
PCAP_ERROR_NOT_ACTIVATED
if called on a capture handle that has been created but not activated, or
PCAP_ERROR
on other errors. 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)
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