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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];

       char *pcap_lookupdev(char *errbuf);

DESCRIPTION
       pcap_lookupdev()	 returns  a  pointer  to a string giving the name of a
       network device suitable for use with pcap_create() and pcap_activate(),
       or  with	 pcap_open_live(),  and with pcap_lookupnet().	If there is an
       error, NULL is returned and errbuf is filled  in	 with  an  appropriate
       error  message.	 errbuf	 is  assumed  to  be  able  to	hold  at least
       PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE chars.

SEE ALSO
       pcap(3PCAP),	    pcap_create(3PCAP),		 pcap_activate(3PCAP),
       pcap_open_live(3PCAP), pcap_lookupnet(3PCAP)

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌────────────────────┬─────────────────────────┐
       │  ATTRIBUTE TYPE    │	  ATTRIBUTE VALUE     │
       ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
       │Availability	    │ system/library/libpcap  │
       ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
       │Interface Stability │ Uncommitted	      │
       └────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┘
NOTES
       Source  for  libpcap  is	 available  at	http://opensolaris.org	and at
       http://www.tcpdump.org.	    Documentation     is     available	    at
       file:///usr/share/man, and http://www.tcpdump.org.

				 5 April 2008		 PCAP_LOOKUPDEV(3PCAP)

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