diff --git a/wmnet/wmnet.c b/wmnet/wmnet.c
index 79cc9e7..9873663 100644
--- a/wmnet/wmnet.c
+++ b/wmnet/wmnet.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void setup_wmnet(int argc, char **argv) {
                                        "  -n, --normalstate        start up in normal, shaped state\n"
 				       "  -t, --txcolor=COLOR      color for tx\n"
 				       "  -r, --rxcolor=COLOR      color for rx\n"
-				       "  -x, --maxrate=BYTES      max transfer rate for graph scale (default 6000)\n"
+				       "  -x, --maxrate=BYTES      max transfer rate for graph scale (default 120000)\n"
                                        "  -p, --promisc=DEVICE     put DEVICE into promiscuous mode to apply\n"
                                        "                           accounting rules to all network packets\n"
                                        "  -u, --unpromisc=DEVICE   turn off promiscuous mode on DEVICE\n"
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void setup_wmnet(int argc, char **argv) {
 				       "  -l, --logscale           use a logarithmic scale (great for ethernet\n"
                                        "                           connections with -x 10000000)\n"
 				       "  -d DELAY                 delay time for polling statistics\n"
-                                       "                           in microseconds  (default 25000)\n"
+                                       "                           in microseconds  (default 100000)\n"
 				       "\n");
 				printf("Compiled in drivers: [%s]\n\n", available_drivers());
                                 printf("Report bugs to joff@iastate.edu\n");
diff --git a/wmnet/wmnet.h b/wmnet/wmnet.h
index 32280eb..97a4b48 100644
--- a/wmnet/wmnet.h
+++ b/wmnet/wmnet.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct timeval timenow, timelast;
 unsigned long long int totalbytes_in, totalbytes_out, lastbytes_in, lastbytes_out;
 unsigned long long int totalpackets_in, totalpackets_out, lastpackets_in, lastpackets_out;
 unsigned int diffbytes_in, diffbytes_out;
-unsigned int delayTime = 25000, displayDelay = 55000, maxRate = 6000;
+unsigned int delayTime = 100000, displayDelay = 55000, maxRate = 120000;
 unsigned int out_rule = 2, in_rule = 1, graphbox_height = 44;  /* number of rule in /proc/net/ip_acct to use */
 char *in_rule_string = NULL, *out_rule_string = NULL, *device=NULL;
 Bool current_tx = False, current_rx = False, rx, tx, logscale = False;