Traffic/Security Filters and Monitors

Filter Types and Operation

This list shows the filter created to block (drop) traffic from source port 5 (workstation "X") to destination port 7 (server "A"). Notice that the filter allows traffic to move from source port 5 to all other destination ports.

Figure 9-3. The Filter for the Actions Shown in Figure 9-2

Named Source-Port Filters

You can specify named source-port filters that may be used on multiple ports and port trunks. A port or port trunk can only have one source-port filter, but by using this capability you can define a source-port filter once and apply it to multiple ports and port trunks. This can make it easier to configure and manage source-port filters on your switch. The commands to define, configure, apply, and display the status of named source-port filters are described below.

Operating Rules for Named Source-Port Filters

A port or port trunk may only have one source-port filter, named or not named.

A named source-port filter can be applied to multiple ports or port trunks.

Once a named source-port filter is defined, subsequent changes only modify its action, they don’t replace it.

To change the named source-port filter used on a port or port trunk, the current filter must first be removed, using the no filter source-portnamed-filter<filter-name > command.

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