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Do linux have device file for ethernet card. Can I use open , read , write , system calls to read data transferred through LAN. Is there any methods to read network datas (with out header and tailor information).
Hope anyone can help me out. Thanking you....
Sir,
Do linux have device file for ethernet card. Can I use open , read , write , system calls to read data transferred through LAN. Is there any methods to read network datas (with out header and tailor information).
Hope anyone can help me out. Thanking you....
First, not everyone here is a "Sir".
Second, what "linux" are you using? And what programming language are you writing your program in? What are you trying to accomplish? There's lots of methods to get network stats, depending on if you're using C code, Perl, Bash, or built-in utilities.
With a very vague question, we can't really give you a good answer.
I am not addressing you sir again,TBOne.... I am using CentoS 5 on a 2.6.18 kernel. I am using C programming language . My requirement is to read network traffic as datas not as packets(without header and tailor information)..Is there any way to do it...
Plus I dont have a /dev/eth(x) collection of device file..Thanking again for your reply...
I am not addressing you sir again,TBOne.... I am using CentoS 5 on a 2.6.18 kernel. I am using C programming language . My requirement is to read network traffic as datas not as packets(without header and tailor information)..Is there any way to do it...
Plus I dont have a /dev/eth(x) collection of device file..Thanking again for your reply...
Even though you're not addressing me (guess you got upset when someone asked you for actual information...), I'll answer, since the information is for the whole community, not just you.
You may or may not have an ethxxx device. It could be wlanxx, eth_sx_xx, or some other name, depending on the device.
If you want C code examples, check out the source code for WireShark. It already has decode/capture stuff built into it, and in C....
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