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THE FILTERING DATABASES
8.6
SPECIAL DATABASE SCREEN
You can store up to ten filter entries in the Special Database. These
filters, like those in the Acquired Database, determine if the bridge
filters or forwards certain frames. However, the Special Database
allows you to define one or more fields to participate in the filter/
forward decision.
Each entry can specify the Destination Address, Source Address,
frame type, and up to 16 hex integers of a data field (to assist you in
precisely defining frames). After defining frames, save the screen
contents using the SAVE FILTER command.
To open the Special Database screen:
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Highlight the SPECIAL DATABASE command in the Filter
Database screen, and press RETURN.
04/02/94 05:14:34 Special Database
Ethernet Address: 00-00-1D-06-F9-D6 Ring State: Ring-Op
FDDI Address: 00-00-B8-60-9F-EB Status: On-Line
Uptime: 10 Days 22 Hours 01 Minutes
# Enable Enet FDDI Dest Address Source Addr. Type Data Field
1 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
3 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
4 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
5 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
6 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
7 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
8 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
9 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
10 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Default Action: Forward
RETURN SAVE FILTER
Figure 8-5. Special Database Screen
The Special Database screen displays the entire contents of the
database at one time and lets you change the definition and action
for each entry. Entry numbers reside on the left side of the display
(under the # column heading).