Re: WARNING: interface change for pcap_findalldevs_ex()

[Michael Richardson <mcr () sandelman ottawa on ca>]

> > > > > "Fulvio" == Fulvio Risso <fulvio.risso () polito it> writes:
    Fulvio>    int pcap_findalldevs_ex(char *source, struct pcap_rmtauth *auth,
    Fulvio> pcap_if_t **alldevs, char *errbuf);

    Fulvio> where 'source' will adopt the same syntax defined for the pcap_open():
    Fulvio>   rpcap://               ==> lists all local adapters
    Fulvio>   rpcap://hostname:port/ ==> lists all remote adapters
    Fulvio>   file://folder/         ==> lists all files into 'folder'

  My only concern is why pcap should do this at all.
  It seems that you may be creating new routes for remote attacks on systems.

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