I realize this is sort of late-breaking, but I've just run into this bug (and implemented Thomas Hood's suggested work-around).
I want to point out that, while Hood's workaround is nicer, it induces a dependency on the "fping" package, which is packaged separately from "ping", and at least in "Sarge", is not included in the default install. Therefore, as a long-term fix invisible to users, Meyerhans' workaround may be better, as it does not induce any new dependencies. This is particularly relevant in light of the apparent dependency issue of Bug #376295. -- Dr. Andrew C. E. Reid, Guest Researcher Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mail Stop 8500 Gaithersburg MD 20899 USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
