Packet Filter Table

Packet filters may be created to control which packets are permitted to pass through given interfaces. Packet filters created in the Packet Filter Table screen are used in the following Tables:

Net0 (LAN port) Configuration—to control what packets may pass through the LAN interface to the local network (output filter) or from it (input filter)

Location Table—to control what packets are received from the remote location (input filter) and what packets are sent to it (output filter)

Ports Table—to control what hosts a user can access, or if the port is set to Hardwired, to control what packets are re- ceived from the remote location (input filter) and what packets are sent to it (output filter)

User Table—for a Login User, to control what hosts the user can access, or for a Network User, to control what packets are received from the remote location (input filter) and what packets are sent to it (output filter)

3-8 Configuration Overview

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USRobotics NETServer/8, NETServer/16 manual Packet Filter Table