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protfilt add
Allows a protocol filter to be added to the current configuration. Refer to the CFGEDIT section
for required configuration elements (page 222).
protfilt change
Allows the current protocol filter configuration to be changed.
protfilt delete
Allows a protocol filter to be deleted from the current configuration.
Packet Data Filter Commands
pktfilt
Displays the current packet filter configuration data.
pktfilt add
Allows a packet filter to be added to the current configuration. Refer to the CFGEDIT section
for required configuration elements (page 222).
pktfilt change
Allows the current packet filter configuration to be changed.
pktfilt delete
Allows a packet filter to be deleted from the current configuration.
BRIDGE FILTER CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS
PROTOCOL DEFINITION CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS
P
ROTOCOL NAME
A user-defined name for the protocol to be filtered. It can be from 1 to 17 alphanumeric characters
in length.
E
THERNET TYPE IN HEX
A four digit hexadecimal number (from 0600 to FFFF) that checks the protocol Id of a MAC frame.
LSAP
IN HEX
A four digit hexadecimal number (from 0000 to FFFF) that checks the protocol Id of a MAC frame.
B
RIDGE FILTER CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS
FILTER ACTION
For each filter category, there are three filtering actions that the system can perform on a packet:
discard, forward, or connect the packet.
MAC-A
DDRESS
An assigned Media Access Control address as defined by IEEE 802.3 specifications. MAC-
addresses are specified as 12 character hexadecimal numbers.
M
ULTICAST ADDRESS
A Media Access Control address with the group bit set to 1.