Service Type Value

is a SAP Service Type code. Some common types are:

0003

= print queue

0004

= file server

0005

= job server

0007

= print server

0009

= archive server

0024

= remote bridge server

Server Name

identifies a specific server whose incoming/outgoing packets will be affected by the SAP filter.

Network Address Value

is an IPX network number assigned to the network containing the server identified by Server Name.

Node Address Value

identifies the node to which the filter will be applied.

Socket Address Value

is an IPX socket number that identifies a process or protocol. Some Novell socket numbers are:

0451

= NCP Process

0452 = SAP Process

0453 = RIP Process

0455

= NetBIOS Process

0456 = Diagnostics Process

Table 15-4 IPX Packet Filter Parameters

Parameter

Valid Values

Default Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filter Name

1–31 characters

none

 

 

 

 

Packet Type Value

0–ff

(1 byte)

ff

 

 

 

 

Packet Type Mask

0–ff

(1 byte)

ff

 

 

 

 

Destination Network Value

0–ffffffff

(4 bytes)

ffffffff

 

 

 

 

Destination Network Mask

0–ffffffff

(4 bytes)

ffffffff

 

 

 

 

Destination Node Value

0–ffffffffffff

(6 bytes)

ffffffffffff

 

 

 

 

Destination Node Mask

0–ffffffffffff

(6 bytes)

ffffffffffff

 

 

 

 

Destination Socket Value

0–ffff

(2 bytes)

ffff

 

 

 

 

Destination Socket Mask

0–ffff

(2 bytes)

ffff

 

 

 

 

Source Networ k Value

0–ffffffff

(4 bytes)

ffffffff

 

 

 

 

Source Network Mask

0–ffffffff

(4 bytes)

ffffffff

 

 

 

 

Source Node Value

0–ffffffffffff

(6 bytes)

ffffffffffff

 

 

 

 

Source Node Mask

0–ffffffffffff

(6 bytes)

ffffffffffff

 

 

 

 

Source Socket Value

0–ffff

(2 bytes)

0451

 

 

 

Source Socket Mask

0–ffff(2 bytes)

0451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filter Name

helps the user identify the filter. The name is not used by the software.

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1800 specifications

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