IPX Filter Lists Update Add (SAP)

Update Add adds items to a filter list. These items are to be added:

  1. Enter the Hop count comparitor for this list item.

    Valid Values:

    Default Value: Less than or equal

    The comparitor and hops parameters are ignored on output filters.

  2. Enter the Hop count for this list item.

    Valid Values: 0 to 16

    Default Value: 16

    If you do not want to filter based on hop count, enter the symbols for less than or equal to 16 for the comparitor and hop count. The comparitor and hops parameters are ignored on output filters.

  3. Enter the Service type to be filtered.

    Valid Values:X'0' to X' FFFF'

    Default Value: None

    Enter 0000 for all service types.

  4. Enter Service name to be filtered.

    Valid Values:

    A string of 1 to 48 ASCII characters (X'20' through X'7E'), with the exception of the following special characters: plus (+), minus (-), comma (,), semicolon (;), colon (:), slash (/), and back slash (\).

    The question mark (?) and asterisk (*) characters serve as wildcard characters. The question mark may be used multiple times to represent any single character within the server name. The asterisk may be used multiple times to represent any portion of the server name. The question mark and asterisk may also be used together.

    Default Value: none

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IPX Filter Lists Update Delete

The Update Delete deletes an item from the current filter list.

Select the Item number of the item in the list which is displayed.

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IPX Filter Lists Update Move

The Move option changes the order of filter items.

Filter items are applied in the order they occur within the filter list. After you change the order of filter items, they are renumbered to reflect the new order.

  1. Enter the Item number to move to indicate the line to be moved

  2. Enter the Item number before which to insert item.

    The line will be moved to precede the item specified .

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IPX Filter Lists IPX Attach

The Attach option attaches a filter list to a specified filter.

  1. Enter the Filter list name you want to attach.

    The IPX List option will display a list of the configured filter list names.

  2. Enter a Filter number

    This is the number of the filter to which you want the filter list to be attached.

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IPX Filter Lists Create Filter Input

Create creates a filter for the input direction on the specified interface.

Input indicates that packets received on the specified interface are to be filtered.

Select the interface number from among the from the device interfaces and emulated LAN interfaces that have previously been defined.

A number is automatically assigned to a filter when it is created and from that point on is used to identify the filter, so that you do not have to key in the interface and direction (input or output) for all subsequent options.

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IPX Filter Lists Create Filter Output

Create creates a filter for the output direction on the specified interface.

Output specifies that packets to be sent by the specified interface are to be filtered..

Select the interface number from among the device interfaces and emulated LAN interfaces that have previously been defined.

A number is automatically assigned to a filter when it is created and from that point on is used to identify the filter, so that you do not have to key in the interface and direction (input or output) for all subsequent options.

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IPX Filter Lists Create List

Create creates a filter list.

Enter a filter list name to create a list with the specified name.

Valid Values: 1 to 16 characters

Default Value: None

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IPX Filter Lists Default Include

Use the Default Include option to set the default action for a filter, which is taken when no match is found for any of the filter items.

Include specifies that when no match to any of the filter items is found, the packet is processed.

Filter number specifies the number of the filter.

Use the IPX List option to display a numbered list of configured filters.

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IPX Filter Lists Default Exclude

Use the Default Exclude option sets the default action for a filter, which is taken when no match is found for any of the filter items.

Exclude indicates that when no match is found, the packet is dropped.

Filter number specifies the number of the filter.

Use the IPX List option to display a numbered list of configured filters.

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IPX Filter Lists Delete List

The option Delete List deletes the specified list, which is identified by its filter list name. The IPX LIST option can display the configured filter list names.

Enter the filter list name to be deleted.

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IPX Filter Lists Delete Filter

The option Delete Filter deletes the specified filter, which is identified by its filter number. The IPX LIST option can display the configured filter numbers.

Enter the filter number of the filter to be deleted.

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IPX Filter Lists Detach

Filter Lists Detach detaches a filter-list from a filter.

Select the List name of the filter-list.

Select the Filter number of the filter.

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IPX Filter Lists Disable Filter

Disable disables filtering for a specified filter.

Enter the Filter number of the specific filter to be disabled.

To display a numbered list of configured filters, use IPX List.

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IPX Filter Lists Enable Filter

Enable enables filtering for a specified filter.

The filter must have already been configured.

Select the Filter number of the specific filter to be enabled.

To display a numbered list of configured filters, use IPX List.

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IPX Filter Lists List Filter

The IPX LIST option lists information about a specified filter.

Select the Filter number of the specific filter whose information is to be listed.

To display a numbered list of configured filters, use IPX List.

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IPX Filter Lists Move

Move changes the order of filter lists within a filter. Packets are evaluated against the filter lists in the order the lists occur. The first match stops the filtering process.

Use the IPX List option to display a list of the configured filters and their attached filter lists.

Enter the following information:

  1. Enter the Filter list name to move

    This is the name of the list to be moved within the filter.

  2. Enter the Filter list name before which to move

    This is the name of the list before which the named filter will be moved.

  3. Select the Filter number

    This is the number of the filter to which the lists belong.

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IPX Filter Lists IPX Set Cache

The set-cache option sets the size of the filter cache.

A filter cache is supported only for the IPX interface filter; the ROUTER, RIP and SAP interface filters do not support a cache.

  1. Enter the number of cache entries.

    Valid Values: an integer in the range of [4 - 64]

    Default Value: 10 entries.

  2. Select the Submit button.

  3. Select the filter number.

    This is the number of the filter, which you can display using the IPX List option.

Select the Submit button.


IPX Filter Lists Update Add (IPX)

Use Update Add to add items to a filter list. These items are to be added:

  1. Enter a Hop count comparitor

    The comparitor and hops parameters are ignored on output filters.

  2. Enter a Hop count.

    If you do not want to filter based on hop count, enter the symbols for less than or equal to 16 for the comparitor and hop count. The comparitor and hop count parameters are ignored on output filters.

    Valid Values:

    Default Value: Less than or equal

  3. Enter the Packet type (in hex)

    Valid Values: X'0' - X'FF'

    Default Value: X'0'

  4. Enter the Destination network range start (in hex)

    .This is the start of a range (inclusive) of destination IPX network numbers to be filtered. If you want to match on a single network number, set the Destination network range start and Destination network range end parameters to that network number. If you want to match on all network numbers, set the Destination network range start to 0000 0001 and the Destination network range end to FFFF FFFE.

    Valid Values: X'0000 0000' to X'FFFF FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000 0000'

  5. Destination network range end (in hex)

    The end of a range (inclusive) of destination IPX network numbers to be filtered.

    Valid Values: X'0000 0000' to X'FFFF FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000 0000'

  6. Destination node number

    The value to be compared against the destination node address (after being ANDed with the Destination node number mask). If you want to match on a single address, set the Destination node number parameter to the address and set the Destination node number mask to FFFF FFFF. If you want to match on all addresses, set the Destination node number parameter and the Destination node number mask parameter to 0000 0000.

    Valid Values: X'0000 0000' to X'FFFF FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000 0000'

  7. Destination node number mask

    The value to be ANDed with the destination node address (before being compared with the Destination node number).

    Valid Values: X'0000 0000' to X'FFFF FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000 0000'

  8. Destination socket range start (in hex)

    Specifies the start of a range (inclusive) of destination IPX sockets to be filtered. If you want to match on a single socket, set the Destination socket range start and Destination socket range end parameters to that socket. If you want to match on all sockets, set the Destination socket range start to 0000 and the Destination socket range end to FFFF.

    Valid Values: X'0000' to X'FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000'

  9. Destination socket range end

    The end of a range (inclusive) of destination IPX sockets to be filtered.

    Valid Values: X'0000' to X'FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000'

  10. Source network range start (in hex)

    The start of a range (inclusive) of source IPX network numbers to be filtered. If you want to match on a single network number, set the Source network range start and Source network range end parameters to that network number. If you want to match on all network numbers, set the Source network range start to 0000 0001 and the Source network range end to FFFF FFFE.

    Valid Values: X'0000 0000' to X'FFFF FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000 0000'

  11. Source network range end

    Specifies the end of a range (inclusive) of source IPX network numbers to be filtered.

    Valid Values: X'0000 0000' to X'FFFF FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000 0000'

  12. Source node number

    The value to be compared against the source node address (after being ANDed with the Source node number mask). If you want to match on a single address, set the Source node number parameter to the address and set the Source node number mask parameter to FFFF FFFF. If you want to match on all addresses, set the Source node number parameter and the Source node number mask parameter to 0000 0000.

    Valid Values: X'0000 0000' to X'FFFF FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000 0000'

  13. Source node number mask

    The value to be ANDed with the source node address (before being compared with the Source node number parameter).

    Valid Values: X'0000 0000' to X'FFFF FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000 0000'

  14. Source socket range start (in hex)

    The start of a range (inclusive) of source IPX sockets to be filtered. If you want to match on a single socket, set the Source socket range start and Source socket range end parameters to that socket. If you want to match on all sockets, set the Source socket range start to 0000 and the Source socket range end to FFFF.

    Valid Values: X'0000' to X'FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000'

  15. Source socket range end (in hex)

    The end of a range (inclusive) of source IPX sockets to be filtered.

    Valid Values: X'0000' to X'FFFF'

    Default Value: X'0000'

Sample input:

Hop count comparitor Less than or equal to

Hop count 16

IPX type 0

Destination network range start 000000004

Destination network range end 00000004

Destination node number 000000000000

Destination node number mask 000000000000

Destination socket range start 0000

Destination socket range end FFFF

Source network range start 0000005A

Source network range end 0000006A

Source node number 000000000000

Source node number mask 000000000000

Source socket range start 0000

Source socket range end FFFF

This example filters all packets from IPX networks 5A through 6A to IPX network 4.

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IPX Filter Lists Update Delete

Use Update Delete to delete an item from the current filter list.

Enter the Item number of the item in the displayed list.

Select the Submit button.


IPX Filter Lists Update Move

Filter items are applied in order.

The Move option changes the order of filter items. After you change the order of filter items, they are renumbered to reflect the new order.

  1. Enter the Item number to move.

  2. Enter the Item number before which to insert item. The filter item will be moved to precede the item specified by the Item number before which to insert item parameter.

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IPX SET Maximum Networks

This option allows you to set the number of entries in the IPX RIP network table. This table contains information about each IPX network.

Enter the new network table size.

Valid Values: 1 to 2048

Router memory constraints can prevent the maximum table size from being used.

Default Value: 32

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IPX SET Maximum Services

This option allows you to set the number of entries in the IPX Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) services table.

The IPX Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) services table is a distributed database used to find NetWare** Services, such as file servers. Services are uniquely identified by a 2-byte numeric type and a 47-character name. Each service provider advertises its services, specifying service type, name, and address. The router accumulates this information in the SAP services table and sends it to other routers.

Enter the new service table size.

Valid Values: 1-2048

Router memory constraints can prevent the maximum table size from being used.

Default Value: 32

** NetWare is a trademark of Novell, Inc.

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IPX SET Maximum Total Route Entries

This option sets the total number of entries kept in the routing table. You should set the number of entries to a size equal to or greater than the number of entries in the RIP network table. (The option Set Maximum Networks sets the number of entries in the RIP network table.)

Enter the new route table size.

Valid Values: 1 to 4096

Default Value: 32

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