PCAP_SET_TSTAMP_TYPE(3PCAP)											       PCAP_SET_TSTAMP_TYPE(3PCAP)

NAME

       pcap_set_tstamp_type - set the time stamp type to be used by a capture device

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       int pcap_set_tstamp_type(pcap_t *p, int tstamp_type);

DESCRIPTION

       pcap_set_tstamp_type()  sets  the  the  type  of  time  stamp  desired for packets captured on the pcap descriptor to the type specified by
       tstamp_type.  It must be called on a pcap descriptor created  by  pcap_create()	that  has  not	yet  been  activated  by  pcap_activate().
       pcap_list_tstamp_types()  will  give  a list of the time stamp types supported by a given capture device.  See pcap-tstamp(7) for a list of
       all the time stamp types.

RETURN VALUE

       pcap_set_tstamp_type() returns 0 on success if the specified time stamp type is expected to be supported by the capture device,	PCAP_WARN-
       ING_TSTAMP_TYPE_NOTSUP  on  success if the specified time stamp type is not supported by the capture device, PCAP_ERROR_ACTIVATED if called
       on a capture handle that has been activated, and PCAP_ERROR_CANTSET_TSTAMP_TYPE if the capture device  doesn't  support	setting  the  time
       stamp type.

SEE ALSO

       pcap(3PCAP), pcap_list_tstamp_types(3PCAP), pcap_tstamp_type_name_to_val(3PCAP), pcap-tstamp(7)

								  21 August 2010				       PCAP_SET_TSTAMP_TYPE(3PCAP)