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22 .TH PCAP_STATS 3PCAP "7 September 2009"
24 pcap_stats \- get capture statistics
28 #include <pcap/pcap.h>
32 int pcap_stats(pcap_t *p, struct pcap_stat *ps);
39 pointed to by its second argument. The values represent
40 packet statistics from the start of the run to the time of the call.
43 is supported only on live captures, not on ``savefiles''; no statistics
44 are stored in ``savefiles'', so no statistics are available when reading
49 has the following members:
53 number of packets received;
56 number of packets dropped because there was no room in the operating
57 system's buffer when they arrived, because packets weren't being read
61 number of packets dropped by the network interface or its driver.
64 The statistics do not behave the same way on all platforms.
66 might count packets whether they passed any filter set with
67 .BR pcap_setfilter (3PCAP)
68 or not, or it might count only packets that pass the filter.
69 It also might, or might not, count packets dropped because there was no
70 room in the operating system's buffer when they arrived.
72 is not available on all platforms; it is zero on platforms where it's
73 not available. If packet filtering is done in libpcap, rather than in
74 the operating system, it would count packets that don't pass the filter.
79 might, or might not, count packets not yet read from the operating
80 system and thus not yet seen by the application.
82 might, or might not, be implemented; if it's zero, that might mean that
83 no packets were dropped by the interface, or it might mean that the
84 statistic is unavailable, so it should not be treated as an indication
85 that the interface did not drop any packets.
88 returns 0 on success and returns \-1 if there is an error or if
90 doesn't support packet statistics.
97 as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
99 pcap(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP)