Prestige 782R G.SHDSL Router

Table 8-4 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

OPTIONS

Filter #

This is the filter set, filter rule coordinates, i.e., 2, 3 refers to the second

 

 

 

filter set and the third rule of that set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filter Type

Use [SPACE BAR] to toggle between types of rules. Parameters

 

Generic Filter

 

displayed below each type will be different.

 

Rule/ TCP/IP

 

 

 

Filter Rule/

 

 

 

IPX Filter Rule

Active

Select Yes to turn on the filter rule.

 

Yes/No

 

 

 

Offset

Type the starting byte of the data portion in the packet that you want to

 

0

 

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

 

(default)

Length

Type the byte count of the data portion in the packet that you want to

 

0

 

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

 

(default)

Mask

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

 

 

 

comparison.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

Type 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

 

Yes/No

 

is taken; or else 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 matching packets and rules will be logged.

 

Action

 

Action Not Matched – Only packets that do not match the rule

 

Matched

 

parameters will be logged.

 

Action Not

 

Both – All packets will be logged.

 

Matched

 

 

 

Both

Action

Select the action for a matching packet.

 

Check Next

Matched

 

 

Rule/Forward/

 

 

 

Drop

Action Not

Select the action for a packet not matching the rule.

 

Check Next

Matched

 

 

Rule/Forward/

 

 

 

Drop

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press [ENTER] to confirm or [ESC] to cancel” to save your configuration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen.

Filter Configuration

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