rpcap_pkthdr Struct Reference
[Internal Structures and Definitions]

Format of the header which encapsulates captured packets when transmitted on the network. More...

#include <pcap-remote.h>

Data Fields
uint32	timestamp_sec
	'struct timeval' compatible, it represents the 'tv_sec' field
uint32	timestamp_usec
	'struct timeval' compatible, it represents the 'tv_usec' field
uint32	caplen
	Length of portion present in the capture.
uint32	len
	Real length this packet (off wire).
uint32	npkt
	Ordinal number of the packet (i.e. the first one captured has '1', the second one '2', etc).

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Detailed Description

Format of the header which encapsulates captured packets when transmitted on the network.

This message requries the general header as well, since we want to be albe to exchange more information across the network in the future (for example statistics, and kind like that).

Definition at line 219 of file pcap-remote.h.

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Field Documentation

uint32 timestamp_sec

'struct timeval' compatible, it represents the 'tv_sec' field

Definition at line 221 of file pcap-remote.h.

uint32 timestamp_usec

'struct timeval' compatible, it represents the 'tv_usec' field

Definition at line 222 of file pcap-remote.h.

uint32 caplen

Length of portion present in the capture.

Definition at line 223 of file pcap-remote.h.

uint32 len

Real length this packet (off wire).

Definition at line 224 of file pcap-remote.h.

uint32 npkt

Ordinal number of the packet (i.e. the first one captured has '1', the second one '2', etc).

Definition at line 225 of file pcap-remote.h.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• pcap-remote.h