pcap_set_datalink(3) - Linux man page

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)