[mrtg] Re: Bits vs Bytes

Stieers, Ken KStieers at dainrauscher.com
Wed Dec 8 18:17:26 MET 1999


No to both questions.  The data is always stored in bytes and calculated in
bytes.  Bits just changes the display.  You can switch between bits and
bytes with impunity. 

Ken 


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Dain Rauscher Information Services
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: alain.aube at hrdc-drhc.gc.ca [mailto:alain.aube at hrdc-drhc.gc.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 11:00 AM
> To: mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch
> Subject: [mrtg] Bits vs Bytes
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> 	Sort of a dumb question, but I need to know: if I put 
> in the Options[_]: 
> bits.  Do I have to change all my MAX Speed and MaxBytes[_] 
> to bits? or can I 
> leave the line speeds in bytes?  And, while I'm at it, if I'm already 
> monitoring these interfaces and I have old data from them, 
> will my old data 
> be off because of the change to bits?  I'm running HPUX 10.20 
> with MRTG-2.8.8.
> 
> Thanks in advance,	
> Alain Aubé
> IT COMMUNICATIONS
> Network Planning and Analysis
> Tel: (819) 953-9398
> Fax: (819) 997-0460
> alain.aube at hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
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