Re: [Ethereal-users] libpcap and lost packets

[Loris Degioanni <loris.degioanni@xxxxxxxxx>]

Regarding WinPcap, refer to 
http://www.winpcap.org/docs/docs31/html/main.html, and look for the 
pcap_stats() function.

Loris


Ulf Lamping wrote:
> Vossie wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >  
> > I have written a program that uses pcap_loop until a certain amounts 
> > of packets was captured. Is there a way for libpcap to indicate that 
> > it had encountered a lost packet scenario inside this loop function?
> >  
>
>
> There is a function to get the packet drops and a few other information 
> (can't remember the exact name).
>
> However, you should read the libpcap/WinPcap documentation and ask the 
> corresponding libpcap/WinPcap mailing list, but not the Ethereal one.
>
> This way, the libpcap/WinPcap developers might be able to give 
> appropriate help and might improve their docs if they see any problems 
> with it.
>
> Regards, ULFL
>
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