PCAP_CAN_SET_RFMON
Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (3PCAP)
Updated: 5 April 2008
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NAME
pcap_can_set_rfmon - check whether monitor mode can be set for a
not-yet-activated capture handle
SYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
int pcap_can_set_rfmon(pcap_t *p);
DESCRIPTION
pcap_can_set_rfmon()
checks whether monitor mode could be set on a capture handle when
the handle is activated.
RETURN VALUE
pcap_set_rfmon()
returns 0 if monitor mode could not be set,
1 if monitor mode could be set,
PCAP_ERROR_NO_SUCH_DEVICE
if the device specified when the handle was created doesn't exist,
PCAP_ERROR_ACTIVATED
if called on a capture handle that has been activated, or
PCAP_ERROR
if an error occurred.
If
PCAP_ERROR
is returned,
pcap_geterr()
or
pcap_perror()
may be called with
p
as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
SEE ALSO
pcap(3PCAP), pcap_create(3PCAP), pcap_activate(3PCAP),
pcap_set_rfmon(3PCAP)