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pcap_set_snaplen(3pcap) [osf1 man page]

PCAP_SET_SNAPLEN(3PCAP) 												   PCAP_SET_SNAPLEN(3PCAP)

NAME
pcap_set_snaplen - set the snapshot length for a not-yet-activated capture handle SYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h> int pcap_set_snaplen(pcap_t *p, int snaplen); DESCRIPTION
pcap_set_snaplen() sets the snapshot length to be used on a capture handle when the handle is activated to snaplen. RETURN VALUE
pcap_set_snaplen() returns 0 on success or PCAP_ERROR_ACTIVATED if called on a capture handle that has been activated. SEE ALSO
pcap(3PCAP), pcap_create(3PCAP), pcap_activate(3PCAP) 5 April 2008 PCAP_SET_SNAPLEN(3PCAP)

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PCAP_CAN_SET_RFMON(3PCAP)												 PCAP_CAN_SET_RFMON(3PCAP)

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_can_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 capture source specified when the handle was created doesn't exist, PCAP_ERROR_PERM_DENIED if the process doesn't have permission to check whether monitor mode could be supported, 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) 18 May 2010 PCAP_CAN_SET_RFMON(3PCAP)
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