is it KBps or kbps strange !

Hi,

I verified the referred KB article, I will report the corrections to our KB team.

Thank you for patience.

So in the FW setting  which one will i use KBps or kbps?

Hi,

We have made necessary corrections in the KBA, referred earlier in this thread. Alongside, yes 2529.875 KB = 20239 Kb.

Thanks

Sachin,

using KB on traffic shaping is not proper the best way. KB/MB/GB are used inside the report in order to undestand how many Bytes a user/computer downloaded but for Interface traffic , it must be bits.

UTM9 is correctly using the proper measures.

exactly lferrara . and i feel it is funny to put 16 as number in KBps for shaping when i want to shape 128 kbps which is the normal way to do . 

Agreed! I have to constantly use a calculator to do the conversation for KB to Kbps/Mbps.

I know it's old - but why is Sophos the ONLY vendor to use KBps for bandwidth when the universally accepted method is Kbps (or Mbps).

Data storage is Bytes, throughput is bits.

Stop making us multiply by 8 every time we need to configure something - it needlessly slows work down.

A little off topic... when mentioning 'total bandwidth' do they mean add download and upload bandwidth together so if you have a 50/10 Mbps pipe does that mean you have a total of 60 Mbps?

Interesting question. I have a symmetrical internet connection and did not consider doubling it until I read your post.

https://ideas.sophos.com/forums/330219-xg-firewall/suggestions/10778022-configure-bandwith-provided-by-the-isp-in-each-wa

https://ideas.sophos.com/forums/330219-xg-firewall/suggestions/31959556-show-bandwidth-in-bits-setting

And so to add to this confusion. If the consensus here is that the values to be used in the Traffic Shaping panels, both System Services...Traffic shaping settings and System Services...Traffic shaping (policies) are to be KiloBytes. The default Sophos supplied VOIP Guarantee policy has a Guarantee of 50 KiloBytes (per individual), which equates to 400 kilobits (kbps), and a VOIP phone session is said to typically require 85 to 100 kbps (kilobits).  Can I infer that the guarantee (and limit) is being overstated by a factor of 8?

P.S. I made my own VOIP Guarantee rule and put in the values of 85 (Guarantee) & 125 (Limit)  Bandwidth usage type: Individual.
Am I guaranteeing and limiting 8 times more than I should?

Very very confused.
LThibx

And so to add to this confusion. If the consensus here is that the values to be used in the Traffic Shaping panels, both System Services...Traffic shaping settings and System Services...Traffic shaping (policies) are to be KiloBytes. The default Sophos supplied VOIP Guarantee policy has a Guarantee of 50 KiloBytes (per individual), which equates to 400 kilobits (kbps), and a VOIP phone session is said to typically require 85 to 100 kbps (kilobits).  Can I infer that the guarantee (and limit) is being overstated by a factor of 8?

P.S. I made my own VOIP Guarantee rule and put in the values of 85 (Guarantee) & 125 (Limit)  Bandwidth usage type: Individual.
Am I guaranteeing and limiting 8 times more than I should?

Very very confused.
LThibx

Sophos - hope you are listening. Please... pretty please stick to standards i.e. Kbps/Mbps for bandwidth.