The docs[1][2] suggest it's 1024, but tc says something else: # tc qdisc add dev eth0 root tbf rate 1kbps latency 50ms burst 1500 # tc -s qdisc ls dev eth0 qdisc tbf 8009: rate 8000bit burst 1499b lat 48.8ms ^^^^^^^ Sent 0 bytes 0 pkt (dropped 0, overlimits 0 requeues 0) rate 0bit 0pps backlog 0b 0p requeues 0 If 1k were 1024, then I would have 8192bit above. 1. http://www.docum.org/docum.org/faq/cache/74.html 2.http://ds9a.nl/2.4Networking/howto/lartc.qdisc.html#LARTC.QDISC.EXPLAIN _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lartc