glfs/general/genlib/libpcap.xml

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<!ENTITY libpcap-download-http "http://www.tcpdump.org/release/libpcap-&libpcap-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY libpcap-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.sunfreeware.com/pub/freeware/SOURCES/libpcap-&libpcap-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY libpcap-size "299 KB">
<!ENTITY libpcap-buildsize "1.9 MB">
<!ENTITY libpcap-time "0.05 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="libpcap" xreflabel="libpcap-&libpcap-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="libpcap.html"?>
<title><application>libpcap</application>-&libpcap-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>libpcap</application></title>

<para><application>libpcap</application> provides functions for user-level 
packet capture, used in low-level network monitoring.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libpcap-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libpcap-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &libpcap-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &libpcap-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &libpcap-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>libpcap</application></title>

<para>Install <application>libpcap</application> by running the
following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>libpcap</application> package provides
the <filename class="libraryfile">libpcap</filename> library.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>libpcap</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libpcap</filename>
is a library used for user-level packet capture.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>