arpwatch uses 100% cpu when net disconnects on laptop
Bug #357462 reported by
Teunis Peters
This bug affects 9 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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arpwatch (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: arpwatch
don't use arpwatch on a laptop. it uses 100% cpu load if the network disconnects - a frequent occurrence when travelling.
this is a severe bug causing heat shutdown of system.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: arpwatch 2.1a13-2.1
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: arpwatch
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
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Just to note, running /etc/init. d/networking restart will have the same effect. I'm now using karmic, and due to an ordering issue between resolvconf and networking startup I find myself having to restart networking just so that machine has the correct DNS settings then killing arpwatch.