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library1.10.6vcpkgunverified

A portable C/C++ library for network traffic capture.

networking

vcpkg install libpcap

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · LIBPCAP

libpcap

networkingcppv1.10.6

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Install & Compatibility

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Code

Verified usage

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pcap.h

✓ #include <pcap.h>

Open a live packet capture session on an interface

#include <pcap.h> #include <iostream> int main() { char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE]; pcap_t* handle = pcap_open_live("eth0", BUFSIZ, 1, 1000, errbuf); if (handle == nullptr) { std::cerr << "Error: " << errbuf << std::endl; return 1; } pcap_close(handle); return 0; }

Debug

Known issues

gotchaRequires root/administrator privileges to capture packets on most systems.

fix

Run the application with elevated privileges (sudo on Linux, Administrator on Windows).

affects: all

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Version history

1.10.6latest on vcpkg

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