Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Malcolm Beattie) | Subject | Re: proc delays | Date | 9 Jul 1996 09:28:13 GMT |
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In article <199607081726.MAA00572@vpsd5.vrml.k12.la.us>, System Development <devel@vrml.k12.la.us> 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???
By default, most network tools map IP numbers to names for you and that takes time. Use "-n" to suppress this behaviour.
--Malcolm
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