yes it's right, but since the config file uses mbit I don't want to use another syntax to avoid a misunderstood.
On 22/03/16 08:23, Simon Hobson wrote: > Felipe Román <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ... of 100mbit (I know simon, that's the correct unit, and to be sure I >> tested it and works like a charm) > Just being pedantic, the config file is "wrong" in this. If someone writes > mbit without specifying that this is the config file syntax then as an > engineer I'll interpret it correctly as milli-bit - ie 1000th of a bit, 10^9 > smaller than you mean since the SI abbreviation for "mega" is "M". > It's an important distinction - I have graphs that have values both in mbps > and Mbps in the legend. In other fields I have an interest in, the difference > between "m" and "M" can be spectacular and/or life threatening. > > I usually specify speeds in kbps (where lower case is correct), partly > because it avoids the annoyance when using tools that don't recognise M and > having to remember which tools accepts what. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Transform Data into Opportunity. > Accelerate data analysis in your applications with > Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. > Click to learn more. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785351&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Shorewall-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transform Data into Opportunity. Accelerate data analysis in your applications with Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. Click to learn more. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785351&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
