Wireshark · Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] libpcap and lost packets

[Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamping@xxxxxx>]

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