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-rw-r--r--capture_ifinfo.c70
1 files changed, 57 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/capture_ifinfo.c b/capture_ifinfo.c
index 53e024749f..e9fc5347a0 100644
--- a/capture_ifinfo.c
+++ b/capture_ifinfo.c
@@ -155,21 +155,23 @@ capture_interface_list(int *err, char **err_str)
/* XXX - We parse simple text output to get our interface list. Should
* we use "real" data serialization instead, e.g. via XML? */
-GList *
-capture_pcap_linktype_list(const gchar *ifname, char **err_str)
+if_capabilities_t *
+capture_get_if_capabilities(const gchar *ifname, gboolean monitor_mode,
+ char **err_str)
{
- GList *linktype_list = NULL;
- int err, i;
- gchar *msg;
- gchar **raw_list, **lt_parts;
- data_link_info_t *data_link_info;
+ if_capabilities_t *caps;
+ GList *linktype_list = NULL;
+ int err, i;
+ gchar *msg;
+ gchar **raw_list, **lt_parts;
+ data_link_info_t *data_link_info;
- g_log(LOG_DOMAIN_CAPTURE, G_LOG_LEVEL_MESSAGE, "Capture Linktype List ...");
+ g_log(LOG_DOMAIN_CAPTURE, G_LOG_LEVEL_MESSAGE, "Capture Interface Capabilities ...");
/* Try to get our interface list */
- err = sync_linktype_list_open(ifname, &msg);
+ err = sync_if_capabilities_open(ifname, monitor_mode, &msg);
if (err != 0) {
- g_log(LOG_DOMAIN_CAPTURE, G_LOG_LEVEL_MESSAGE, "Capture Linktype List failed!");
+ g_log(LOG_DOMAIN_CAPTURE, G_LOG_LEVEL_MESSAGE, "Capture Interface Capabilities failed!");
if (err_str) {
*err_str = msg;
} else {
@@ -186,7 +188,45 @@ capture_pcap_linktype_list(const gchar *ifname, char **err_str)
#endif
g_free(msg);
- for (i = 0; raw_list[i] != NULL; i++) {
+ /*
+ * First line is 0 if monitor mode isn't supported, 1 if it is.
+ */
+ if (raw_list[0] == NULL || *raw_list[0] == '\0') {
+ g_log(LOG_DOMAIN_CAPTURE, G_LOG_LEVEL_MESSAGE, "Capture Interface Capabilities returned no information!");
+ if (err_str) {
+ *err_str = g_strdup("Dumpcap returned no interface capability information");
+ }
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Allocate the interface capabilities structure.
+ */
+ caps = g_malloc(sizeof *caps);
+ switch (*raw_list[0]) {
+
+ case '0':
+ caps->can_set_rfmon = FALSE;
+ break;
+
+ case '1':
+ caps->can_set_rfmon = TRUE;
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ g_log(LOG_DOMAIN_CAPTURE, G_LOG_LEVEL_MESSAGE, "Capture Interface Capabilities returned bad information!");
+ if (err_str) {
+ *err_str = g_strdup_printf("Dumpcap returned \"%s\" for monitor-mode capability",
+ raw_list[0]);
+ }
+ g_free(caps);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * The rest are link-layer types.
+ */
+ for (i = 1; raw_list[i] != NULL; i++) {
/* ...and what if the interface name has a tab in it, Mr. Clever Programmer? */
lt_parts = g_strsplit(raw_list[i], "\t", 3);
if (lt_parts[0] == NULL || lt_parts[1] == NULL || lt_parts[2] == NULL) {
@@ -208,10 +248,14 @@ capture_pcap_linktype_list(const gchar *ifname, char **err_str)
/* Check to see if we built a list */
if (linktype_list == NULL) {
+ /* No. */
if (err_str)
- *err_str = NULL;
+ *err_str = g_strdup("Dumpcap returned no link-layer types");
+ g_free(caps);
+ return NULL;
}
- return linktype_list;
+ caps->data_link_types = linktype_list;
+ return caps;
}
#endif /* HAVE_LIBPCAP */