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PCAP_SET_DATALINK 3PCAP "5 March 2022"
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 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.
SEE ALSO
pcap (3PCAP), pcap_datalink_name_to_val (3PCAP)