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.TH PCAP_CAN_SET_RFMON 3PCAP "3 January 2014"
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.SH NAME
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pcap_can_set_rfmon \- check whether monitor mode can be set for a
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not-yet-activated capture handle
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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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.LP
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.ft B
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int pcap_can_set_rfmon(pcap_t *p);
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.ft
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B pcap_can_set_rfmon()
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checks whether monitor mode could be set on a capture handle when
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the handle is activated.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.B pcap_can_set_rfmon()
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returns 0 if monitor mode could not be set,
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1 if monitor mode could be set, and a negative value on error.
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A negative return value indicates what error condition occurred.
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The possible error values are:
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.TP
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.B PCAP_ERROR_NO_SUCH_DEVICE
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The capture source specified when the handle was created doesn't
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exist.
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.TP
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.B PCAP_ERROR_PERM_DENIED
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The process doesn't have permission to check whether monitor mode
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could be supported.
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.TP
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.B PCAP_ERROR_ACTIVATED
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The capture handle has already been activated.
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.TP
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.B PCAP_ERROR
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Another error occurred.
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.B pcap_geterr()
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or
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.B pcap_perror()
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may be called with
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.I p
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as an argument to fetch or display a message describing the error.
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.LP
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Additional error codes may be added in the future; a program should
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check for 0, 1, and negative, return codes, and treat all negative
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return codes as errors.
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.B pcap_statustostr()
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can be called, with a warning or error code as an argument, to fetch a
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message describing the warning or error code.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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pcap(3PCAP), pcap_create(3PCAP), pcap_activate(3PCAP),
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pcap_set_rfmon(3PCAP)
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