On Sep 18, 2008, at 3:08 AM, Gaurav1 Jain wrote:

> I want to understand how libpcap identifies a particular data link  
> layer?

As indicated, this is more of a [EMAIL PROTECTED] question,  
as it's a libpcap question.

> Currently we are tapping IP interfaces using WireShark where there  
> could be either HDLC or Transparent traffic without IP header  
> attached to it.

"Without IP header attached to it"?  Do you mean that there's no data  
link layer header *or* IP header, so that the packet begins with an  
ICMP/UDP/TCP/SCTP/etc. header?  Or do you mean that there's no data  
link layer header but there *is* an IP header, so the packet begins  
with an IP header?

I assume, from your other mail, that this is on Linux.

Are those "interfaces" regular network interfaces (so that libpcap  
captures on them the same way it captures on, for example, Ethernet or  
802.11 interfaces), or have you added a new interface type to libpcap?
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