diff --git a/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_capture.py b/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_capture.py
index 24483866..75cf0732 100755
--- a/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_capture.py
+++ b/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_capture.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from ..utils.socket_timestamping import (enable_socket_timestamping,
                                          HW_TIMESTAMPING_HELP,
                                          log_timestamped_data_offset,
-                                         parse_timestamps_from_ancdata,
+                                         recv,
                                          TIMESTAMP_FILE_ENDING,)
 from ..utils.transport_utils import *
 from ..utils.trace import HighlightFormatter, BrokenPipeStreamHandler
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ def _print_status(now):
                 if isinstance(transport, socket.socket):
                     ready = select.select([transport], [], [], read_timeout_sec)
                     if ready[0]:
-                        received_data, ancdata, _, _ = transport.recvmsg(1024, 1024)
-                        kernel_ts, _, hw_ts = parse_timestamps_from_ancdata(ancdata)
+                        received_data, kernel_ts, hw_ts = recv(transport, 1024)
                     else:
                         received_data = []
                 # If this is a serial port, we set the read timeout above.
diff --git a/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/socket_timestamping.py b/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/socket_timestamping.py
index e977e28b..7e6a2923 100755
--- a/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/socket_timestamping.py
+++ b/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/socket_timestamping.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import socket
 import struct
 import sys
-from typing import BinaryIO, Optional, TypeAlias
+from typing import BinaryIO, Optional, Tuple, TypeAlias
 
 
 _CMSG: TypeAlias = tuple[int, int, bytes]
@@ -102,16 +102,51 @@ def parse_timestamps_from_ancdata(ancdata: list[_CMSG]) -> tuple[Optional[float]
     return tuple(timestamps)
 
 
-def enable_socket_timestamping(sock: socket.socket, enable_sw_timestamp: bool, enable_hw_timestamp: bool):
-    if enable_sw_timestamp or enable_hw_timestamp:
-        flags = 0
-        if enable_sw_timestamp:
-            flags |= SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE | SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE
+def enable_socket_timestamping(sock: socket.socket, enable_sw_timestamp: bool, enable_hw_timestamp: bool) -> bool:
+    '''!
+    Enable kernel-level hardware or software timestamping of incoming socket data.
 
-        if enable_hw_timestamp:
-            flags |= SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE | SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE
+    @param sock The socket to be used.
+    @param enable_sw_timestamp Set to `True` to enable software timestamping in the kernel.
+    @param enable_hw_timestamp Set to `True` to enable hardware timestamping by the network interface.
 
-        sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, SO_TIMESTAMPING, flags)
+    @return `True` if timestamping is supported on the host OS.
+    '''
+    if sys.platform == "linux":
+        if enable_sw_timestamp or enable_hw_timestamp:
+            flags = 0
+            if enable_sw_timestamp:
+                flags |= SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE | SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE
+
+            if enable_hw_timestamp:
+                flags |= SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE | SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE
+
+            sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, SO_TIMESTAMPING, flags)
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
+def recv(sock: socket.socket, buffer_size: int) -> Tuple[bytes, Optional[float], Optional[float]]:
+    '''!
+    Receive data from the specified socket and capture timestamps, if enabled.
+
+    @param sock The socket to be used.
+    @param buffer_size The maximum number of bytes to read.
+
+    @return A tuple containing:
+            - The bytes read from the socket
+            - The kernel timestamp, if enabled
+            - The hardware timestamp, if enabled
+    '''
+    if sys.platform == "linux":
+        received_data, ancdata, _, _ = sock.recvmsg(buffer_size, 1024)
+        kernel_ts, _, hw_ts = parse_timestamps_from_ancdata(ancdata)
+    else:
+        received_data = sock.recv(buffer_size)
+        kernel_ts = None
+        hw_ts = None
+    return received_data, kernel_ts, hw_ts
 
 
 def log_timestamped_data_offset(fd: BinaryIO, timestamp_ns: int, byte_offset: int):