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Re: proc delays
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Arnt Gulbrandsen)
Tue Jul 9 13:33:59 1996
To: devel@vrml.k12.la.us
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 8 Jul 1996 12:26:19 -0500 (CDT)"
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 1996 11:17:28 +0200
From: Arnt Gulbrandsen <agulbra@troll.no>
System Development <devel@vrml.k12.la.us>
> I have noticed that several of the network status tools will hang in mid
> report. For instance, route will often pause during its table printout.
> ipfwadm -M -l or ipfwadm -F -l will do the same. The pauses are either
> temporary or indefinite. They occur at random times in the printout.
> There are no error messages from the console or syslog. Whats going on???
The ones I've seen are caused by name resolution. Say netstat -tn
if netstat -t seems to hang, and watch the IP addresses scroll by.
--Arnt
