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22.TH PCAP_SET_DATALINK 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
22.TH PCAP_SET_DATALINK 3PCAP "22 August 2010"
23.SH NAME
24pcap_set_datalink \- set the link-layer header type to be used by a
25capture device
26.SH SYNOPSIS
27.nf
28.ft B
29#include <pcap/pcap.h>
30.ft
31.LP
32.ft B
33int pcap_set_datalink(pcap_t *p, int dlt);
34.ft
35.fi
36.SH DESCRIPTION
37.B pcap_set_datalink()
23.SH NAME
24pcap_set_datalink \- set the link-layer header type to be used by a
25capture device
26.SH SYNOPSIS
27.nf
28.ft B
29#include <pcap/pcap.h>
30.ft
31.LP
32.ft B
33int pcap_set_datalink(pcap_t *p, int dlt);
34.ft
35.fi
36.SH DESCRIPTION
37.B pcap_set_datalink()
38is used to set the current data link type of the pcap descriptor
38is used to set the current link-layer header type of the pcap descriptor
39to the type specified by
40.IR dlt .
41.SH RETURN VALUE
42.B pcap_set_datalink()
43returns 0 on success and \-1 on failure.
44If \-1 is returned,
45.B pcap_geterr()
46or
47.B pcap_perror()
48may be called with
49.I p
50as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
51.SH SEE ALSO
39to the type specified by
40.IR dlt .
41.SH RETURN VALUE
42.B pcap_set_datalink()
43returns 0 on success and \-1 on failure.
44If \-1 is returned,
45.B pcap_geterr()
46or
47.B pcap_perror()
48may be called with
49.I p
50as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
51.SH SEE ALSO
52pcap(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP)
52pcap(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP),
53pcap_datalink_name_to_val(3PCAP)