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Configure a filter that passes packets meeting the criteria specified.
Syntax
permit ip-prefix [ge min-prefix-length] [le max-prefix-length]
To delete a forward filter, use the no permit ip-prefix command.
Parameters
ip-prefix Specify an IP prefix in the network/length format. For
example, 35.0.0.0/8 means match the first 8 bits of address
35.0.0.0.
ge min-prefix-
length
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword ge and then enter the
minimum prefix length, which is a number from zero (0) to
32.
le max-prefix-
length
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword le and then enter the
maximum prefix length, which is a number from zero (0) to
32.
Command
Modes
PREFIX-LIST
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
Sequence numbers for this filter are automatically assigned starting at sequence
number 5.
If you do not use the ge or le options, only packets with an exact match to the
prefix are filtered.
Related
Commands
deny — configures a filter to drop packets.
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