determine the type of source in use (file, remote/local interface).  <a href="#ga6d7103b8a7e1eca8c325bd8f32c361c3"></a><br/></td></tr>
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<hr/><a name="_details"></a><h2>Detailed Description</h2>
<p>The formats allowed by the <a class="el" href="group__wpcapfunc.html#ga2b64c7b6490090d1d37088794f1f1791" title="Open a generic source in order to capture / send (WinPcap only) traffic.">pcap_open()</a> are the following:</p>
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<li><a href="file://path_and_filename">file://path_and_filename</a> [opens a 