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PCAP_SET_DATALINK(3) Library Functions Manual PCAP_SET_DATALINK(3) 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(3) or pcap_perror(3) may be called with p as an argument to fetch or display the error text. SEE ALSO pcap(3), pcap_datalink_name_to_val(3) 5 March 2022 PCAP_SET_DATALINK(3)