NAME

       pcap_geterr, pcap_perror - get or print libpcap error message text

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       char *pcap_geterr(pcap_t *p);
       void pcap_perror(pcap_t *p, char *prefix);

DESCRIPTION

       pcap_geterr() returns the error text pertaining to the last pcap library error.  NOTE: the
       pointer it returns will no longer point to a valid error message string after  the  pcap_t
       passed to it is closed; you must use or copy the string before closing the pcap_t.

       pcap_perror()  prints  the  text  of  the  last  pcap library error on stderr, prefixed by
       prefix.

SEE ALSO

       pcap(3PCAP)

                                           5 April 2008                        PCAP_GETERR(3PCAP)