Chapter 3 — AsantéBridge 1012 Local Management
Each range within the set acts as a filter in a pipeline.A packet has to get past all three filters to completely traverse the pipeline and be forwarded (or discarded, according to how the filter mode is set).
Figure 3-20 Bridge Filtering Table
As many as ten range entries can be stored in the table.
Incoming packets are checked against this table after they are checked against the forwarding table.
❏Exit returns you to the Bridge Parameters Menu.
❏Next/Prev Page moves you one page forward or back- ward in the table.
❏Filtering Mode sets up how the entire table filters: If set to FORWARD only packets defined by the type field with Ethernet addresses falling within ranges defined in the table are forwarded if the Status for the range is turned ON.All other packets are discarded.
❏If Filtering Mode is set to DISCARD the reverse is true: Packets defined by Type and address within this entry will be discarded if the Status for the range is turned ON.
❏DST Address defines a range of addresses for the devices allowed to have this packet forwarded to the specified devices.
❏SRC Address defines a ranges of addresses for the send- ing devices allowed to forward packets to the devices defined in the DST Address field.
❏Type defines the packet or protocol type to be for- warded or discarded.
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