Prestige 645M-A1 ADSL Bridge
5-4
Filter
Configuration
Table 5-1 Filter Rules Summary
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
M
Refers to
More
.
More
in a set behaves like a logical
AND i.e., the set is only matched if ALL rules in it are
matched.
[Y] means an action can not yet be taken as there are
more rules to check, which are concatenated with the
present rule to form a rule chain. When the rule chain is
complete an action can be taken.
[N] means you can now specify an action to be taken i.e.,
forward the packet, drop the packet or check the next
rule. For the latter, the next rule is independent of the
rule just checked.
If More is
Yes
, then
Action Matched
and
Action Not
Matched
will be
N/A
.
[Y] means there are
more rules to check.
[N] means there are no
more rules to check.
m
Refers to
Action Matched
.
[F] means to forward the packet immediately and skip
checking the remaining rules.
[F] means to forward
the packet.
[D] means to drop the
packet.
[N] means check the
next rule.
N
Refers to
Action Not Matched.
[F] means to forward the packet immediately and skip
checking the remaining rules.
[F] means to forward
the packet.
[D] means to drop the
packet.
[N] means check the
next rule.
The abbreviations listed in the following table will be used for GEN (generic) filters.
Table 5-2 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is GEN
Abbreviation
DESCRIPTION
Off Offset
Len Length
Refer to the next section for information on configuring the filter rules.