looking for network packet sniffing api

[umen]

Hello all
what is the standard c++ api to be able get the network trafic info on local pc ?
is it component or build in OS api?
for example what wire shark or fiddler are using ?
Thanks

[Codeplug]

libpcap (winpcap on Windows) is probably the most popular.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libpcap

gg