Method load

scapy/arch/libpcap.py:465–495

(self)

        libpcap = True

        def load(self):
            # type: () -> Dict[str, NetworkInterface]
            if not conf.use_pcap or WINDOWS:
                return {}
            if not conf.cache_pcapiflist:
                load_winpcapy()
            data = {}
            i = 0
            for ifname, dat in conf.cache_pcapiflist.items():
                description, ips, flags, mac, itype = dat
                i += 1
                if LINUX or BSD or SOLARIS and not mac:
                    from scapy.arch.unix import get_if_raw_hwaddr
                    try:
                        itype, _mac = get_if_raw_hwaddr(ifname)
                        mac = str2mac(_mac)
                    except Exception:
                        # There are at least 3 different possible exceptions
                        mac = "00:00:00:00:00:00"
                if_data = {
                    'name': ifname,
                    'description': description or ifname,
                    'network_name': ifname,
                    'index': i,
                    'mac': mac,
                    'type': itype,
                    'ips': ips,
                    'flags': flags
                }
                data[ifname] = NetworkInterface(self, if_data)
            return data

        def reload(self):
            # type: () -> Dict[str, NetworkInterface]