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[porkinbone]

Baud vs Bytes



This is a short document tutorial.



8 bits = 1 byte



1000 bits = 1 kilobit



kilobaud = kilobits per second



Kilobits per second/8 = kilobytes per second



1000 * kilobytes per second = Megabytes per second



1000 * kilobits per second = Megabits per second



MB=MegaBytes



Mb=Megabits



KB or kB=KiloBytes



Kb or kb=Kilobits



Line speed for DSL or cable is measured in Kbps = Kilobits per second.... as in 512Kbps DSL service.





Download speed is measured in KBps = Kilobytes per second.... as in I am downloading linux at 52KBps.



So the Maximum Download Speed(MDS laf) for a 512Kilobits per second DSL connection is 64 KBps. You wont always( or ever) get your maximum speed.... my 512k connection runs about 50KBps...



Schools over...

[Raybdbomb]

no that was a good tutorial



a lot of people ask me about Kb compared to KB

[NIN]

maximum speed = bandwidth

but your actuall speed = thoroughput

but you already knew that

Hey Porkinbone, STFU!!



btw, this tut was not helpful to me at all :thumbd:

;)

[Raybdbomb]

to someone who knows the terminology of course it won't be helpful, god damn

[porkinbone]

ya.... this should help somebody out.. they were fightin about it in Morbid....

[Reckless]

Originally posted by NIN

= bandwidth

but your actuall speed = thoroughput







why not mention the difference between port speed and THROUGHPUT? jackass! :P:rant:

[Speed]

I never knew KB and Kb were different.

[Raybdbomb]

see? there ya go