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Figure 140 Menu 21.1.4.1 Generic Filter Rule

Menu 21.1.4.1 - Generic Filter Rule

Filter #: 4,1

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:

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

Table 88 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

 

 

 

Filter #

This is the filter set, filter rule co-ordinates, i.e., 2,3 refers to the

 

 

second filter set and the third rule of that set.

 

Filter Type

Use [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select a rule type.

Generic Filter

 

Parameters displayed below each type will be different. TCP/IP filter

Rule

 

rules are used to filter IP packets while generic filter rules allow

TCP/IP Filter

 

filtering of non-IP packets.

 

Rule

 

 

 

 

 

Active

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

Yes / No

 

 

 

Offset

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

0-255

 

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

 

Length

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

0-8

 

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

 

Mask

Enter the mask (in Hexadecimal notation) to apply to the data

 

 

portion before comparison.

 

Value

Enter the value (in Hexadecimal notation) to compare with the data

 

 

portion.

 

More

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

Yes

 

action is taken; else the packet is disposed of according to the

No

 

action fields.

 

 

 

If More is Yes, then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be

 

 

No.

 

Log

Select the logging option from the following:

None

 

None - No packets will be logged.

Action Matched

 

Action Matched - Only packets that match the rule parameters will

Action Not

 

be logged.

Matched

 

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

Both

 

parameters will be logged.

 

 

Both – All packets will be logged.

 

 

 

 

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