Cabletron Systems CSX1000 manual Packet Data Filter Commands, Bridge Filter Configuration Elements

USER’S GUIDE

protfilt add

Allows a protocol filter to be added to the current configuration. Refer to the CFGEDIT section for required configuration elements (page 222).

protfilt change

Allows the current protocol filter configuration to be changed.

protfilt delete

Allows a protocol filter to be deleted from the current configuration.

Packet Data Filter Commands

pktfilt

Displays the current packet filter configuration data.

pktfilt add

Allows a packet filter to be added to the current configuration. Refer to the CFGEDIT section for required configuration elements (page 222).

pktfilt change

Allows the current packet filter configuration to be changed.

pktfilt delete

Allows a packet filter to be deleted from the current configuration.

BRIDGE FILTER CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

PROTOCOL DEFINITION CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

PROTOCOL NAME

A user-defined name for the protocol to be filtered. It can be from 1 to 17 alphanumeric characters in length.

ETHERNET TYPE IN HEX

A four digit hexadecimal number (from 0600 to FFFF) that checks the protocol Id of a MAC frame.

LSAP IN HEX

A four digit hexadecimal number (from 0000 to FFFF) that checks the protocol Id of a MAC frame.

BRIDGE FILTER CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

FILTER ACTION

For each filter category, there are three filtering actions that the system can perform on a packet: discard, forward, or connect the packet.

MAC-ADDRESS

An assigned Media Access Control address as defined by IEEE 802.3 specifications. MAC- addresses are specified as 12 character hexadecimal numbers.

MULTICAST ADDRESS

A Media Access Control address with the group bit set to 1.

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