SET FILTER MODE PROTOCOL_ID_TABLE
Use the SET FILTER MODEPROTOCOL_ID_TABLE co mmand to set the mode in which entries of the protocol id table will be used.
Format
SET FILTER MODE PROTOCOL_ID_TABLE {mode}
Parameters
{mode} = disable (default)
filter forward
Example
This example sets the protocol ID table to filter mode.
OEBM> set filter mode protocol_id_table filter [ENTER]
Description
The SET FILTER MODE PROTOCOL_ID_TABLE command enables you to set the mode in which entries in the protocol id table will be used.
Each packet received by the bridge goes through the destination address filter of the bridging process. If the packet is to be forwarded and the mode of the protocol ID table is forward or filter, an additional filter process is applied to all packets.
The Ethernet protocol type of the packet is compared against the contents of the protocol type ID table. For example, if a match is found and the mode is forward, then the packet is forwarded and transmitted out the other port of the Bridge Module. If no match is found and the mode is forward, the packet is discarded. If a match is found and the mode is filter, the packet is also discarded. If a match is found and the mode is filter, the packet is bridged and transmitted out the other port of the bridge.
