PCAP_OPEN_DEAD(3pcap)
NAME
pcap_open_dead - open a fake pcap_t for compiling filters or opening a
capture for output
SYNOPSIS
#include <pcap/pcap.h> pcap_t *pcap_open_dead(int linktype, int snaplen);
DESCRIPTION
pcap_open_dead() is used for creating a pcap_t structure to use when
calling the other functions in libpcap. It is typically used when just
using libpcap for compiling BPF code.
linktype specifies the link-layer type for the pcap_t.
snaplen specifies the snapshot length for the pcap_t.