[3613] in linux-net channel archive
Re: proc delays
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rincy)
Wed Jul 10 02:27:17 1996
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 21:14:31 +0100 (BST)
From: Rincy <P.J.Lea@comp.brad.ac.uk>
To: System Development <devel@vrml.k12.la.us>
cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199607081726.MAA00572@vpsd5.vrml.k12.la.us>
On Mon, 8 Jul 1996, System Development wrote:
> 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???
>
It's because it is trying to lookup the names of the entrys from
a dns server, if you type route -n instead, it won't look up the names..
as for ipfwadm -F -l -n.
