Hello, : > One more question though ... : > Can I add more than 3 (three) bands ? : > of course , i get an error at the last line... but can I do it in another : > way ? : Isn't there an option if you add the prio qdisc to specify the number of : bands? Yes. http://lartc.org/howto/lartc.qdisc.classful.html#AEN886 <snipped> 9.5.3.1. PRIO parameters & usage The following parameters are recognized by tc: bands Number of bands to create. Each band is in fact a class. If you change this number, you must also change: </snipped> -Martin -- Martin A. Brown --- SecurePipe, Inc. --- mabrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx