[Iftop-users] Iftop 0.14 on FreeBSD 5.1 using up all the file handles?

[Chris Lightfoot]

On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 09:43:43AM +1300, Stuart Whelan - Simulation Hardware LTD wrote:
> > Hmm. Which resolver is it using? Does strace show anything 
> > useful (try strace -eopen,socket iftop)? Can you use lsof or 
> > similar to identify files the process has open?
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> Thanks for the prompt reply. :)
> 
> Judging from the make output of the port it is using the forking
> resolver:
> 
> >>checking how to call gethostbyaddr_r... no idea; dropping back to the
> forking resolver

OK.

> Do you still wish to have the strace output? I will attempt to get it
> running.

-- that would be handy, but not essential. I think I know
where the problem lies but not exactly what it is yet.

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