pcap_set_promisc - activated capture handle
#include <pcap/pcap.h> int pcap_set_promisc(pcap_t *p, int promisc);
PCAP_SET_PROMISC(3pcap) PCAP_SET_PROMISC(3pcap)
NAME
pcap_set_promisc - set promiscuous mode for a not-yet-activated capture
handle
SYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h>
int pcap_set_promisc(pcap_t *p, int promisc);
DESCRIPTION
pcap_set_promisc() sets whether promiscuous mode should be set on a
capture handle when the handle is activated. If promisc is non-zero,
promiscuous mode will be set, otherwise it will not be set.
RETURN VALUE
pcap_set_promisc() returns 0 on success or PCAP_ERROR_ACTIVATED if
called on a capture handle that has been activated.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------------+
|Availability | system/library/libpcap |
+---------------+------------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+------------------------+
SEE ALSO
pcap(3PCAP), pcap_create(3PCAP), pcap_activate(3PCAP)
NOTES
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://www.tcpdump.org/release/libp-
cap-1.9.1.tar.gz.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://www.tcpdump.org/.
3 January 2014 PCAP_SET_PROMISC(3pcap)