Prestige 650R-31/33 ADSL Router

8.3.2 Generic Filter Rule

This section shows you how to configure a generic filter rule. The purpose of generic rules is to allow you to filter non-IP packets. For IP, it is generally easier to use the IP rules directly.

For generic rules, the Prestige treats a packet as a byte stream as opposed to an IP packet. You specify the portion of the packet to check with the Offset (from 0) and the Length fields, both in bytes. The Prestige applies the Mask (bit-wise ANDing) to the data portion before comparing the result against the Value to determine a match. The Mask and Value fields are specified in hexadecimal numbers. Note that it takes two hexadecimal digits to represent a byte, so if the length is 4, the value in either field will take 8 digits, for example, FFFFFFFF.

To configure a generic rule select an empty filter set in menu 21, for example 6. Select Generic Filter Rule in the Filter Type field and press [ENTER] to open Menu 21.6.1 – Generic Filter Rule, as shown in the following figure.

Menu 21.6.1 - Generic Filter Rule

Filter #: 5,1

Filter Type= Generic Filter Rule

Active= No

Offset= 0

 

Length= 0

 

Mask= N/A

 

Value= N/A

Log= None

More= No

Action Matched= Check Next Rule

Action Not Matched= Check Next Rule

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 8-12 Menu 21.5.1 – Generic Filter Rule

The next table describes the fields in the Generic Filter Rule menu.

Filter Configuration

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