popen hangs on linux kernel 2.2.16

[JP Dube]

Hi,

I wrote a small script that call the ping command using the popen function
in python. The script is working fine on kernel 2.4.16 but when I run it
under kernel 2.2.16 the command never returns and hangs there until I
manually kill it. Is there a workaround for this bug


Thanks
J-P Dube