libpcap packet capture tutorial
update:2021-11-9

/* ldev.c
   Martin Casado
   
   To compile:
   >gcc ldev.c -lpcap

   Looks for an interface, and lists the network ip
   and mask associated with that interface.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <pcap.h>  /* GIMME a libpcap plz! */
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  char *dev; /* name of the device to use */ 
  char *net; /* dot notation of the network address */
  char *mask;/* dot notation of the network mask    */
  int ret;   /* return code */
  char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];
  bpf_u_int32 netp; /* ip          */
  bpf_u_int32 maskp;/* subnet mask */
  struct in_addr addr;

  /* ask pcap to find a valid device for use to sniff on */
  dev = pcap_lookupdev(errbuf);

  /* error checking */
  if(dev == NULL)
  {
   printf("%s\n",errbuf);
   exit(1);
  }

  /* print out device name */
  printf("DEV: %s\n",dev);

  /* ask pcap for the network address and mask of the device */
  ret = pcap_lookupnet(dev,&netp,&maskp,errbuf);

  if(ret == -1)
  {
   printf("%s\n",errbuf);
   exit(1);
  }

  /* get the network address in a human readable form */
  addr.s_addr = netp;
  net = inet_ntoa(addr);

  if(net == NULL)/* thanks Scott :-P */
  {
    perror("inet_ntoa");
    exit(1);
  }

  printf("NET: %s\n",net);

  /* do the same as above for the device's mask */
  addr.s_addr = maskp;
  mask = inet_ntoa(addr);
  
  if(mask == NULL)
  {
    perror("inet_ntoa");
    exit(1);
  }
  
  printf("MASK: %s\n",mask);

  return 0;
}

Did you run the program? If not, run it :-) Assuming it compiled, and ran correctly your output should be something like...

DEV: eth0
NET: 192.168.12.0
MASK: 255.255.255.0
Referenced from:http://yuba.stanford.edu/~casado/pcap/section1.html