time lag between /sbin/ifconfig eth2 up and when interface becomes usable...

[Brian Morrison]

On Mon, 05 May 2008 13:41:35 -0400
Gautam Thaker <gthaker at atl.lmco.com> wrote:

> it takes 5 seconds before ping traffic can actually get thru from node a 
> to node b. Is there an RFC mandated delay someplace?

Of course not, it is the responsibility of higher layers to buffer
packets to deal with the process of enabling an interface or even it
going away and being replaced with another interface routing traffic to
the same destination.

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Brian Morrison

   "Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in the mud;
    after a while you realize you are muddy and the pig is enjoying it."