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Capture Packets with libpcap

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Trace a Packet Through Every Network Layer Parse an Ethernet Frame Manually

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Implementation

Write a C program that conceptually demonstrates libpcap usage. Since we cannot execute live capture in the sandbox, print what the code would capture.

Requirements:

Include conceptual libpcap setup code in comments
Print the name of the library (libpcap)
Print the capture device selection process
Print a sample BPF filter string
Print what types of packets would be captured
Include relevant keywords: capture, filter, packet
Use clear printf statements describing each conceptual step

Why This Matters

libpcap is the actual library underneath tcpdump and Wireshark, and its BPF filter compiler is the same one that later evolved into the Linux kernel's eBPF subsystem. Learning the pcap_open_live/pcap_setfilter/pcap_loop flow is what lets you write custom intrusion-detection sensors or protocol analyzers instead of just reading someone else's capture.

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main.c

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