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22 .TH PCAP_SET_DATALINK 3PCAP "22 August 2010"
24 pcap_set_datalink \- set the link-layer header type to be used by a
29 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
33 int pcap_set_datalink(pcap_t *p, int dlt);
37 .B pcap_set_datalink()
38 is used to set the current link-layer header type of the pcap descriptor
39 to the type specified by
42 .B pcap_set_datalink()
43 returns 0 on success and \-1 on failure.
50 as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
52 pcap(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP),
53 pcap_datalink_name_to_val(3PCAP)