From 930d5e8fadc271e861dd86417e2c0316902a7b60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GyulyVGC <gyulyvgc99@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:33:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] return a PCAP error when trying to start a capture from an
 unknown adapter name

---
 CHANGELOG.md                      | 1 +
 src/networking/types/my_device.rs | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 04e16bcb..020a0496 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ # Changelog
 
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 - Add animated welcome screen ([#1002](https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet/pull/1002))
+- Return a PCAP error when trying to start a capture from an unknown adapter name
 
 ## [1.4.2] - 2025-11-04
 - Send remote notifications via webhook ([#991](https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet/pull/991) — fixes [#841](https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet/issues/841))
diff --git a/src/networking/types/my_device.rs b/src/networking/types/my_device.rs
index d39fe044..e433f239 100644
--- a/src/networking/types/my_device.rs
+++ b/src/networking/types/my_device.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ pub fn to_pcap_device(&self) -> Device {
                 return device;
             }
         }
-        Device::lookup().unwrap_or(None).unwrap_or_else(|| Device {
+        Device {
             name: String::new(),
             desc: None,
             addresses: vec![],
             flags: DeviceFlags::empty(),
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn from_pcap_device(device: Device) -> Self {