Hi ; MY script: tc-htb3 qdisc del dev eth2 root ipchains -F tc-htb3 qdisc add dev eth2 root handle 10: htb default 20 r2q 40 tc-htb3 class add dev eth2 parent 10: classid 10:1 htb rate 50Mbit burst 2000 tc-htb3 class add dev eth2 parent 10:1 classid 10:100 htb rate 12mbit ceil 50mbit prio 1 tc-htb3 class add dev eth2 parent 10:1 classid 10:20 htb rate 38mbit ceil 50Mbit prio 8 ipchains -A fw -s 10.1.1.1 -m 100 ipchains -A fw -s 0.0.0.0 -d 0.0.0.0 -j ACCEPT tc-htb3 filter add dev eth2 protocol ip parent 10:0 prio 1 handle 100 fw classid 10:100 WHEN i send packets at 20mbit from 10.1.1.1 , #tc -s -d qdisc show dev eth2 qdisc htb 10: Sent 246602122 bytes 487287 pkts (dropped 323938, overlimits 1850710) #tc -s -d class show dev eth2 class htb 10:1 root prio 0 rate 50Mbit ceil 50Mbit burst 1985b/8 mpu 0b cburst 67121b/8 mpu 0b quantum 0 level 7 Sent 246602122 bytes 487287 pkts (dropped 0, overlimits 0) rate 8bps class htb 10:100 parent 10:1 prio 1 rate 12Mbit ceil 50Mbit burst 17325b/8 mpu 0b cburst 67121b/8 mpu 0b quantum 39321 level 0 Sent 246552164 bytes 486503 pkts (dropped 323938, overlimits 0) class htb 10:20 parent 10:1 prio 1 rate 38Mbit ceil 50Mbit burst 51396b/8 mpu 0b cburst 67121b/8 mpu 0b quantum 124518 level 0 Sent 49958 bytes 784 pkts (dropped 0, overlimits 0) rate 8bps a class 10:100 can not borrow from a parent 10:0 ,WHY? regards, haipe ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿË™¨¥Šx%ŠË,SùšŠYšŸ÷lõ¯ç–m§ÿÿ™¨¥™©ÿvÏZþy™¨¥™©ÿ–+-ŠwèþV«µÁÎY3ÿ†Ûiÿÿåj»\þŠà