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PCAP_LOOKUPDEV(3PCAP) PCAP_LOOKUPDEV(3PCAP) NAME pcap_lookupdev - find the default device on which to capture SYNOPSIS #include <pcap/pcap.h> char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE]; [DEPRECATED] char *pcap_lookupdev(char *errbuf); DESCRIPTION This interface is obsoleted by pcap_findalldevs(3PCAP). To find a de- fault device on which to capture, call pcap_findalldevs() and, if the list it returns is not empty, use the first device in the list. (If the list is empty, there are no devices on which capture is possible.) errbuf is a buffer large enough to hold at least PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE chars. If pcap_init(3PCAP) has been called, this interface always returns NULL. pcap_lookupdev() returns a pointer to a string giving the name of a network device suitable for use with pcap_create(3PCAP) and pcap_activate(3PCAP), or with pcap_open_live(3PCAP), and with pcap_lookupnet(3PCAP). If there is an error, or if pcap_init(3PCAP) has been called, NULL is returned and errbuf is filled in with an ap- propriate error message. SEE ALSO pcap(3PCAP) BUGS The pointer returned by pcap_lookupdev() points to a static buffer; subsequent calls to pcap_lookupdev() in the same thread, or calls to pcap_lookupdev() in another thread, may overwrite that buffer. In WinPcap and Npcap, this function may return a UTF-16 string rather than an ASCII or UTF-8 string. 30 November 2023 PCAP_LOOKUPDEV(3PCAP)
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