Re: why does "ip route flush cache" take two seconds to run?

2000-10-17 Thread David S. Miller
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:25:02 -0400 From: "Christopher Friesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> However, from the time the command is issued until the cache is actually cleared is two whole seconds. I would have expected it to be essentially instantaneous. Does anyone know why this is

why does "ip route flush cache" take two seconds to run?

2000-10-17 Thread Christopher Friesen
I'm trying to swap an IP alias from one network card to another, and so I'm flushing the route cache. To measure how long this takes, I have "route -C" running in one window with a timestamp (seconds and microseconds) after each iteration. I then issue the "ip route flush cache" command with a

Re: why does ip route flush cache take two seconds to run?

2000-10-17 Thread David S. Miller
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:25:02 -0400 From: "Christopher Friesen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] However, from the time the command is issued until the cache is actually cleared is two whole seconds. I would have expected it to be essentially instantaneous. Does anyone know why this is