14-10 User’s Reference Guide

Protocol

Number to use

Full name

UDP

17

User Datagram Protocol

Src. Port: The source port to match. This is the port on the sending host that originated the packet.

D. Port: The destination port to match. This is the port on the receiving host for which the packet is intended.

On?: Displays Yes when the filter is in effect or No when it is not.

Fwd: Shows whether the filter forwards (Yes) a packet or discards (No) it when there’s a match.

Filtering example #1

Returning to our filtering rule example from above (see page 14-7), look at how a rule is translated into a filter. Start with the rule, then fill in the filter’s attributes:

1.The rule you want to implement as a filter is:

Block all Telnet attempts that originate from the remote host 199.211.211.17.

2.The host 199.211.211.17 is the source of the Telnet packets you want to block, while the destination address is any IP address. How these IP addresses are masked determines what the final match will be, although the mask is not displayed in the table that displays the filter sets (you set it when you create the filter). In fact, since the mask for the destination IP address is 0.0.0.0, the address for Dest IP Addr could have been anything. The mask for Source IP Addr must be 255.255.255.255 since an exact match is desired.

Source IP Addr = 199.211.211.17

Source IP address mask = 255.255.255.255

Dest IP Addr = 0.0.0.0

Destination IP address mask = 0.0.0.0

Note: To learn about IP addresses and masks, see Appendix C, “Understanding IP Addressing.”

3.Using the tables on page 14-8, find the destination port and protocol numbers (the local Telnet port):

Proto = TCP (or 6)

D. Port = 23

4.The filter should be enabled and instructed to block the Telnet packets containing the source address shown in step 2:

On? = Yes

Fwd = No

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Netopia R2121 manual Udp, Filtering example #1

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