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PCAP_ACTIVATE(3PCAP)					  PCAP_ACTIVATE(3PCAP)

NAME
       pcap_activate - activate a capture handle

SYNOPSIS
       #include <pcap/pcap.h>

       int pcap_activate(pcap_t *p);

DESCRIPTION
       pcap_activate()	is used to activate a packet capture handle to look at
       packets on the network, with the options that were set  on  the	handle
       being in effect.

RETURN VALUE
       pcap_activate()	returns	 0  on	success	 without  warnings, PCAP_WARN‐
       ING_PROMISC_NOTSUP on success on a device that doesn't support  promis‐
       cuous	mode   if   promiscuous	  mode	 was   requested,   PCAP_WARN‐
       ING_TSTAMP_TYPE_NOTSUP on success if the time stamp type specified in a
       previous	 pcap_set_tstamp_type()	 call  isn't  supported by the capture
       source (the time stamp type is left as the  default),  PCAP_WARNING  on
       success	with any other warning, PCAP_ERROR_ACTIVATED if the handle has
       already been activated, 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  open
       the  capture  source, PCAP_ERROR_PROMISC_PERM_DENIED if the process has
       permission to open the capture source but doesn't  have	permission  to
       put  it	into promiscuous mode, PCAP_ERROR_RFMON_NOTSUP if monitor mode
       was specified but the capture  source  doesn't  support	monitor	 mode,
       PCAP_ERROR_IFACE_NOT_UP if the capture source is not up, and PCAP_ERROR
       if another error occurred.  If PCAP_WARNING or PCAP_ERROR is  returned,
       pcap_geterr()  or  pcap_perror() may be called with p as an argument to
       fetch or display	 a  message  describing	 the  warning  or  error.   If
       PCAP_WARNING_PROMISC_NOTSUP,	   PCAP_ERROR_NO_SUCH_DEVICE,	    or
       PCAP_ERROR_PERM_DENIED is returned, pcap_geterr() or pcap_perror()  may
       be  called  with p as an argument to fetch or display an message giving
       additional details about the problem that might be useful for debugging
       the problem if it's unexpected.

SEE ALSO
       pcap(3PCAP)

				 5 April 2008		  PCAP_ACTIVATE(3PCAP)
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