Firewall Tutorial
Example 4
Filter Rule: | 200.1.1.96 | (Source IP Network Address) |
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| 255.255.255.240 | (Source IP Mask) |
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| Forward = No | (What happens on match) |
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Incoming packet has the source address of 200.1.1.104.
This rule does match and this packet will not be forwarded.
Example 5
Filter Rule: | 200.1.1.96 | (Source IP Network Address) |
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| 255.255.255.255 | (Source IP Mask) |
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| Forward = No | (What happens on match) |
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Incoming packet has the source address of 200.1.1.96.
This rule does match and this packet will not be forwarded. This rule masks off a single IP address.