Traffic/Security Filters and Monitors

Filter Types and Operation

A named source-port filter can only be deleted when it is not applied to any ports.

Defining and Configuring Named Source-Port Filters

The named source-port filter command operates from the global configuration level.

Syntax: [no] filter source-port named-filter <filter-name>

Defines or deletes a named source-port filter. The <filter- name> may contain a maximum of 20 alpha-numeric characters (longer names may be specified, but they are not displayed.) A filter-name cannot be a valid port or port trunk name.

The maximum number of named source-port filters that can be used is equal to the number of ports on a switch.

A named source-port filter can only be removed if it is not in use (use the show filter source-portcommand to check the status). Named source-port filters are not automatically deleted when they are no longer used.

Use the no option to delete an unused named source-port filter.

Syntax: filter source-port named-filter <filter-name> drop < destination-port-list>

Configures the named source-port filter to drop traffic having a destination on the ports and/or port trunks in the < destination-port-list >. Can be followed by the forward option if you have other destination ports or port trunks previously set to drop that you want to change to forward. For example:

filter source-port named-filter <filter-name > drop < destination -port-list > forward < destination-port-list>

The destination-port-listmay contain ports, port trunks, and ranges (for example 3-7 or trk4-trk9) separated by commas.

Syntax: filter source-port named-filter <filter-name> forward

<destination-port-list >

Configures the named source-port filter to forward traffic having a destination on the ports and/or port trunks in the <destination-port-list>. Since “forward” is the default state for destinations in a filter, this command is useful when destinations in an existing filter are configured for “drop” and you want to change them to ”forward”. Can be followed by the drop option if you have other destination ports set to forward that you want to change to drop. For example:

filter source-port named-filter <filter-name> forward < destination-port-list> drop < destination-port-list>

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