PCAP_SETDIRECTION(3PCAP) PCAP_SETDIRECTION(3PCAP)
NAME
pcap_setdirection - set the direction for which packets will be cap-
tured
SYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
int pcap_setdirection(pcap_t *p, pcap_direction_t d);
DESCRIPTION
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 de-
vice, 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
pcap_setdirection() 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)
25 July 2018 PCAP_SETDIRECTION(3PCAP)
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