In the page's "Help" for System > System Services > Traffic Shaping Settings > Total Available WAN Bandwidth it says the number entered is in Kilobytes/second. I've usually seen data links expressed in Kilobits/second.
Is this number really bytes instead of bits or is it a misprint? If the "Help" page is correct in stating "bytes" for the entry, is there a reason to use bytes instead of bits for a WAN link? I'm not complaining, however, it just seems easier to keep network units consistent throughout so that a unit conversion calculation doesn't have to be made before entering a value.
For example, a Gigabit network interface connected to a 500 Mbps (Megabits) WAN link would require a unit conversion entry in "Total Available WAN Bandwidth" of 62.5 MBps (Megabytes/second). This, to me at least, is a little more complicated and not quite as intuitive as simply continuing to use "bits" whether they be Kb (Kilobits), Mb (Megabits), etc.
In the end it's fine either way but I'm just asking to make sure I'm entering the correct value.
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