pcap_lookupdev3pcap

Usage

#include <pcap/pcap.h>

char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];

Overview

This interface is obsoleted by pcap_findalldevs(3PCAP). To find a default device on which to capture, call pcap_findalldevs() and, if the list it returns is not empty, use the first device in the list. (If the list is empty, there are no devices on which capture is possible.) errbuf is a buffer large enough to hold at least PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE chars.

If pcap_init(3PCAP) has been called, this interface always returns a null pointer.

pcap_lookupdev() returns a pointer to a string giving the name of a network device suitable for use with pcap_create(3PCAP) and pcap_activate(3PCAP), or with pcap_open_live(3PCAP), and with pcap_lookupnet(3PCAP). If there is an error, or if pcap_init(3PCAP) has been called, a null pointer is returned and errbuf is filled in with an appropriate error message.