pcap_setdirection(3pcap) — Linux manual page

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

PCAP_SETDIRECTION(3PCAP)                        PCAP_SETDIRECTION(3PCAP)

NAME         top

       pcap_setdirection - set the direction for which packets will be
       captured

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       int pcap_setdirection(pcap_t *p, pcap_direction_t d);

DESCRIPTION         top

       pcap_setdirection() is used to specify a direction that packets
       will be captured.  d is one of the constants PCAP_D_IN,
       PCAP_D_OUT or PCAP_D_INOUT.  PCAP_D_IN will only capture packets
       received by the device, PCAP_D_OUT will only capture packets sent
       by the device and PCAP_D_INOUT will capture packets received by
       or sent by the device.  PCAP_D_INOUT is the default setting if
       this function is not called.

       pcap_setdirection() isn't necessarily fully supported on all
       platforms; some platforms might return an error for all values,
       and some other platforms might not support PCAP_D_OUT.

       This operation is not supported if a ``savefile'' is being read.

RETURN VALUE         top

       pcap_setdirection() 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         top

       pcap(3PCAP)

COLOPHON         top

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                              5 March 2022      PCAP_SETDIRECTION(3PCAP)