12-6 CHAPTER 12: CREATING AND USING PACKET FILTERS

Basic Elements of a Packet Filter

Before creating a packet filter, you must decide which part of the packet you want to filter. You can filter Ethernet packets by the destination address, source address, type/length, or some part of the data. You can filter FDDI packets by the destination address, source address, or some part of the data. A packet filter operates on these fields to make filtering decisions. Ethernet and FDDI packet fields are shown in Figure 12-1.

Destination

Address (6 octets)

octets

06

Type/Length

(Ethernet Type field if > 1500; 802.3 Length field if 1500)

Ethernet Packet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

14

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source Address

Data

 

(6 octets)

(64 octets of data can be

 

 

examined by the filter)

Destination

Source

 

Address

Address

 

(6 octets)

(6 octets)

 

FDDI Packet

octets

0

6

12

25

Data

(64 octets of data can be

examined by the filter)

Figure 12-1 Ethernet and FDDI Packet Fields

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