if_info_t Struct Reference

Describes a single network interface returned by get_interface_list(). More...

#include <capture_ifinfo.h>

Public Attributes
char *	name
char *	friendly_name
char *	vendor_description
GSList *	addrs
interface_type	type
bool	loopback
char *	extcap
if_capabilities_t *	caps

Detailed Description

Describes a single network interface returned by get_interface_list().

Member Data Documentation

addrs

GSList* if_info_t::addrs

List of if_addr_t address entries assigned to this interface

caps

if_capabilities_t* if_info_t::caps

Cached interface capabilities, or NULL if not yet queried

extcap

char* if_info_t::extcap

Extcap argument string used to invoke the extcap interface; NULL for native interfaces

friendly_name

char* if_info_t::friendly_name

Human-readable OS-assigned name (e.g. "Local Area Connection"); NULL if unavailable

loopback

bool if_info_t::loopback

True if this is a loopback interface

name

char* if_info_t::name

System interface name (e.g. "eth0", "en0")

type

interface_type if_info_t::type

Interface type (wired, wireless, pipe, extcap, etc.)

vendor_description

char* if_info_t::vendor_description

Vendor description from pcap_findalldevs() (e.g. "Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller", Windows only); NULL if unavailable

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

• /builds/wireshark/wireshark/capture/capture_ifinfo.h