pcap_set_datalink3pcap
Set the link-layer header type to be used by a capture device
Usage
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
int pcap_set_datalink(pcap_t *p, int dlt);
Overview
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, 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.
Releases
9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 6 times.