>So download the iproute2 source and patch it :) :( Background explanation: The HTB on-line manual says simply: "Also you will have to use patched tc tool." To my newbie eye, this is vague and incomplete, hence my query. Answer: In fact, I have iproute-20010824-r1 in the sources. No matter, the output is the same: Upon trying again to "dry-run" patch from within /usr/src/linux and responding either "iproute2" or "iproute" to the returned query "File to patch:", both tests return "No such file or directory". Please allow me one further question: As I do not wish to design complicated traffic-shaping rules for now, could I simply use the earlier version of HTB (HTB2 ?) which is already in the 2.4.19-9 kernel I have installed? I understand that the commands may be different. If using this earlier version is feasible, please point me to the command reference. I have learned much in a very short time from reading the recent postings of Stef Coene and others on the LARTC. Thank you to you and everyone participating on the list. J. B. Schatz _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/