USRobotics NETServer/8 Switch User Manual


 
8-16 Packet Filters
IPX packet filtering
IPX packets can be filtered by source and destination host,
network or socket. Additionally, SAP packets can be specifically
permitted or denied. Note that IPX network numbers must be
specified as 8-digit hex values. Node addresses must consist of
the 8-digit network number, followed by a colon and then the
12-digit MAC address.
IPX Rules
The IPX rule format is as follows:
<
permit
|
deny
> <keyword> <value>
<keyword> may be srcnet, dstnet, srchost, dsthost, srcsocket, or
dstsocket.
srcnet
Compare the source IPX network number contained in the
packet to the network number given. The network number
must be in hexadecimal format.
<
permit
|
deny
> srcnet <IPX network number>
dstnet
Compare the destination IPX network number contained in the
packet to the address given. The network number must be in
hexadecimal format.
<
permit
|
deny
> dstnet <IPX network number>
srchost
Compare the source IPX node address contained in the packet to
the address given. The IPX address should be in hexadecimal
format.
<
permit
|
deny
> srchost <IPX node address>