[collectd] OS X 10.5.8 network plugin only sends data when terminated

[Florian Forster]

Hi Tim,

On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 01:39:20PM -0400, Tim Henrich wrote:
> After letting this sit for a while and run, it appears as though the
> server is indeed receiving data from the OS X client, but it's
> receiving 10 minutes worth of data in one giant bulk update.

the network plugin fills an internal buffer and only sends out a packet
if that buffer is full. Usually there fit about 20 values into one
packet (some more if you only have one plugin due to the way the values
are stored), so one packet every 20 minutes (assuming a 60 second
interval) is perfectly normal.

Usually client create way more than 20 values each interval, which is
why one usually doesn't notice this.

Is that a problem for you?

Regards,
—octo
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