Question reg. torch

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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When using torch to check the traffic on the LAN side I can’t get my head around why the Tx rate is reported the way it is.

e.g. Say a PC 192.168.0.10 on the LAN is running a download from an FTP with a speed app. 800 KB/s and I torch the LAN interface. The the torch shows the PC IP 192.168.0.10 as the source address - so far so good and I assume that the torch is looking at the traffic from an “incoming traffic” direction. Both what mystify me is that the Tx Rate is the high rate reflecting the download - shouldn’t that be the Rx rate. The PC is download - not uploading!

Could you help me out here so I better can understand how torch is reporting the traffic.

Thanks,

Pilgrim

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I have found any tx/rx parameters are from the router’s point of view. Transmit on the router is receive on the client computer, right?
Same with queues and bandwidth throttling. You restrict tx to control the client download speed, and restrict rx to control client upload speed.

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@Surfertim, Thanks for a good explanation. It’s really annoying to walk around not getting the logic in place. But that is clear now.

Thanks :slight_smile:

Pilgrim