Prestige 334 User’s Guide
Chapter 27 Filter Configuration
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Figure 140
Menu 21.1.4.1 Generic Filter Rule
The following table describes the fields in the Generic Filter Rule menu.
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
More= No Log= None
Action Matched= Check Next Rule
Action Not Matched= Check Next Rule
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
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.
Parameters displayed below each type will be different.
TCP/IP filter
rules are used to filter IP packets while generic filter rules allow
filtering of non-IP packets.
Generic Filter
Rule
TCP/IP Filter
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
to compare. The range for this field is from 0 to 255.
0-255
Length
Enter the byte count of the data portion in the packet that you wish
to compare. The range for this field is 0 to 8.
0-8
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
action is taken; else the packet is disposed of according to the
action fields.
If
More
is
Yes
, then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be
No
.
Yes
No
Log
Select the logging option from the following:
None
- No packets will be logged.
Action Matched
- Only packets that match the rule parameters will
be logged.
Action Not Matched
- Only packets that do not match the rule
parameters will be logged.
Both
– All packets will be logged.
None
Action Matched
Action Not
Matched
Both
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