+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | This man page documents libpcap version 1.9.1. | | | | Your system may have a different version installed, possibly with some | | local modifications. To achieve the best results, please make sure this | | version of this man page suits your needs. If necessary, try to look for | | a different version on this web site or in the man pages available in your | | installation. | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ PCAP_SET_DATALINK(3PCAP) PCAP_SET_DATALINK(3PCAP) NAME pcap_set_datalink - set the link-layer header type to be used by a cap- ture device SYNOPSIS #include 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) 25 July 2018 PCAP_SET_DATALINK(3PCAP)