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.TH PCAP_FINDALLDEVS 3PCAP "5 April 2008"
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.SH NAME
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pcap_findalldevs \- get a list of capture devices
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.ft B
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#include <pcap/pcap.h>
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.ft
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.LP
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.nf
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.ft B
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char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];
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.ft
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.LP
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.ft B
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int pcap_findalldevs(pcap_if_t **alldevsp, char *errbuf);
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.ft
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B pcap_findalldevs()
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constructs a list of network devices that can be opened with
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.B pcap_create()
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and
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.B pcap_activate()
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or with
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.BR pcap_open_live() .
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(Note that there may be network devices that cannot be opened by the
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process calling
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.BR pcap_findalldevs() ,
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because, for example, that process might not have sufficient privileges
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to open them for capturing; if so, those devices will not appear on the
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list.)
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.I alldevsp
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is set to point to the first element of the list; each element of the
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list is of type
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.BR pcap_if_t ,
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and has the following members:
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.RS
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.TP
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.B next
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if not
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.BR NULL ,
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a pointer to the next element in the list;
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.B NULL
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for the last element of the list
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.TP
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.B name
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a pointer to a string giving a name for the device to pass to
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.B pcap_open_live()
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.TP
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.B description
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if not
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.BR NULL ,
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a pointer to a string giving a human-readable description of the device
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.TP
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.B addresses
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a pointer to the first element of a list of addresses for the interface
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.TP
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.B flags
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interface flags:
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.RS
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.TP
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.B PCAP_IF_LOOPBACK
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set if the interface is a loopback interface
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.RE
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.RE
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.PP
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Each element of the list of addresses is of type
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.BR pcap_addr_t ,
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and has the following members:
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.RS
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.TP
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.B next
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if not
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.BR NULL ,
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a pointer to the next element in the list;
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.B NULL
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for the last element of the list
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.TP
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.B addr
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a pointer to a
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.B "struct sockaddr"
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containing an address
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.TP
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.B netmask
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if not
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.BR NULL ,
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a pointer to a
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.B "struct sockaddr"
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that contains the netmask corresponding to the address pointed to by
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.B addr
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.TP
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.B broadaddr
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if not
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.BR NULL ,
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a pointer to a
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.B "struct sockaddr"
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that contains the broadcast address corresponding to the address pointed
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to by
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.BR addr ;
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may be null if the interface doesn't support broadcasts
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.TP
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.B dstaddr
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if not
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.BR NULL ,
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a pointer to a
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.B "struct sockaddr"
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that contains the destination address corresponding to the address pointed
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to by
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.BR addr ;
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may be null if the interface isn't a point-to-point interface
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.RE
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.PP
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Note that not all the addresses in the list of addresses are
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necessarily IPv4 or IPv6 addresses - you must check the
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.B sa_family
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member of the
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.B "struct sockaddr"
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before interpreting the contents of the address.
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.PP
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The list of devices must be freed with
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.BR pcap_freealldevs() .
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.B pcap_findalldevs()
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returns 0 on success and \-1 on failure.
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If \-1 is returned,
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.I errbuf
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is filled in with an appropriate error message.
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.I errbuf
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is assumed to be able to hold at least
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.B PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE
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chars.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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pcap(3PCAP), pcap_create(3PCAP), pcap_activate(3PCAP),
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pcap_open_live(3PCAP), pcap_freealldevs(3PCAP)
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