Prestige 645 ADSL Internet Access Router

Table 8-6 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

Filter #

This is the filter set, filter rule co-ordinates, i.e., 1,1 refers to the first filter

1,1

 

set and the first filter rule of that set.

 

 

 

 

Filter Type

Use the [SPACE BAR] to select a rule type from Generic Filter Rule,

Generic Filter

 

TCP/IP Filter Rule and IPX Filter Rule. Parameters displayed below each

Rule

 

type will be different.

 

Active

Select Yes to turn on the filter rule or No to turn the filter rule off.

Yes

 

 

 

Offset

Enter the starting byte of the data portion in the packet that you wish to

0

 

compare. The range for this field is from 0 to 255.

(default)

 

 

 

Length

Enter the byte count of the data portion in the packet that you wish to

0

 

compare. The range for this field is 0 to 8.

(default)

Mask

Enter the mask (in Hexadecimal) to apply to the data portion before

 

 

comparison.

 

Value

Enter the value (in Hexadecimal) to compare with the data portion.

 

 

 

 

More

If Yes, a matching packet is passed to the next filter rule before an action is

Yes

 

taken; otherwise the packet is disposed of according to the action fields.

 

 

If More is Yes, then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be N/A.

 

 

 

 

Log

Select the logging option from the following:

 

 

None – No packets will be logged.

None

 

Action Matched - Only packets that match the rule parameters will be

 

 

logged.

 

 

Action Not Matched - Only packets that do not match the rule parameters

 

 

will be logged.

 

 

Both – All packets will be logged.

 

 

 

 

Action

Select the action for a matching packet: Check Next Rule, Forward or

Forward

Matched

Drop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action Not

Select the action for a packet not matching the rule: Check Next Rule,

Drop

Matched

Forward or Drop.

 

Once you have completed filling in Menu 21.1.1 - Generic Filter Rule, press [ENTER] at the message [Press ENTER to Confirm] to save your configuration, or press [ESC] to cancel. This data will now be displayed on Menu 21.1 - Filter Rules Summary.

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Filter Configuration