Disable NetBIOS Duplicate-Filtering

This option disables duplicate frame filtering for bridging.


Disable NetBIOS Name-List

This option permanently disables the use of the name list.


Disable NetBIOS Route Caching

Route caching is the process of converting broadcast frames to specifically routed frames (SRFs) using the entries in the NetBIOS name cache.

This option disables route caching for bridging.


Enable NetBIOS Duplicate-Filtering

This option enables duplicate frame filtering for bridging.


Enable NetBIOS Route Caching

Route caching is the process of converting broadcast frames to specifically routed farems (SRFs) using the NetBIOS name cache.

This option enables route caching for bridging.


Set NetBIOS Cache Parms

This option sets name caching parameters that apply to bridging.

  1. Select the Significant characters in name. This selection determines whether the MSS considers 15 or 16 characters when it looks up the NetBIOS name.

    Default Value: 15

  2. Enter the Best path aging timeout.

    This is the amount of time the router considers the address and route for a name cache entry to be the best path to that station. When this timer expires, the router deletes the name cache entry and attempts to discover a new best path for the NetBIOS name.

    To determine the best path, the router considers transmission time between nodes on all possible routes connecting those nodes, as well as largest frame size. The router does not consider a path suitable if it cannot accommodate the largest NetBIOS frame that could be transmitted over the path.

    Valid Values: 1 to 100000 seconds

    Default Value: 60

  3. Enter a Reduced search timeout.

    When the router receives a Name-Query, Status.Query, or Datagram during the timeout period, it carries out a search based on current NetBIOS name cache information.

    If the router receives a duplicate frame after this timer expires, it assumes the previous route is not longer valid and it widens its search.

    Valid Values: 1.0 to 100.0 seconds

    Default Value: 1.5

  4. Enter a Unreferenced entry timeout value.

    The router keeps a name that is not referenced in its cache for this length of time before deleting it. If the cache fills up, the router removes entries sooner.

    Valid Values: 100 to 100000 minutes

    Default Value: 5000 minutes

  5. Enter a Max number local name cache entries.

    This is the maximum number of locally-learned entries the router saves in the name cache.

    You can lower this value to save router memory. To optimize memory usage, processor usage, and the amount of broadcast traffic, the number of local name cache entries should be set as close as possible to the total number of NetBIOS stations (servers and clients) that are active on this router'slocal bridge network.

    Valid Values: 1 to 30000

    Default Value: 500

  6. Enter the Max nbr remote name cache entries.

    This is the maximum number of remote entries the router saves in the name cache.

    Valid Values: 1 to 30000

    Default Value: 100

    You can lower this value to save router memory.

Select the Submit button.


Set NetBIOS General

This option sets the duplicate frame timeout, command frame entry retry count and timeout.

This option sets duplicate frame timeout, duplicate frame-detect timeout, and the command frame retry count and timeout.

  1. Enter the Duplicate frame filter timeout you want to configure.

    This parameter applies only to bridged traffic if duplicate-filtering is enabled.

    During this timeout period, the router filters all duplicate frames it receives.

    Valid Values: 0.0 to 100.0

    Default Value: 1.5

    Note: A value of 0 disables duplicate frame checking.

  2. Enter the Duplicate frame detect timeout you want to configure.

    This is the amount of time the router saves entries in its duplicate frame filter database. When this timer expires, the router creates new entries for new frames it receives.

    Valid Values: 0.0 to 100.0

    Default Value: 5

Select the Submit button.


Set NetBIOS Bridge Filters

This option sets filtering for bridging on or off.

  1. Click yes to enable Filter Name Conflict frames.

  2. Click yes to enable Filter General Broadcast frames.

  3. Click yes to enable Filter Trace Control frames.

Select the Submit button.


Create NetBIOS Name-Filter-List

This option creates a NetBIOS host-name filter list.

Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

Default Value: none


Create NetBIOS Byte-Filter-List

This option creates a NetBIOS byte filter list.

Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

Default Value: none


Delete NetBIOS Name-Filter-List

This option deletes a NetBIOS host-name filter list.

Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

Default Value: none

Select the Submit button.


Delete NetBIOS Byte-Filter-List

This option deletes a NetBIOS byte filter list.

Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

Default Value: none

Select the Submit button.


Delete NetBIOS Input Filter

This option deletes a NetBIOS input filter.

Enter the Port number that has the input filter assigned.

Valid Values: Any valid port number

Default Value: 1

Select the Submit button.


Delete NetBIOS Output Filter

This option deletes a NetBIOS output filter.

Enter the port number that has the output filter assigned.

Valid Values: Any valid port number

Default Value: 1

Select the Submit button.


Disable NetBIOS Filtering

This option globally disables NetBIOS name and byte filtering


Enable NetBIOS Filtering

This option globally enables NetBIOS name and byte filtering


NetBIOS Input Filtering

This option assigns one or more previously configured filter lists to the input of the designated port. The filter will be applied to all NetBIOS input packets received on the port.

  1. Enter the port number that is to have the input filter assigned.

    Valid Values: Any valid port number

    Default Value: 1

  2. Enter the Filter List name and Operators.

    The filter list name has:

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length that has been defined using the Create option.

    Default Value: none

    The operators can be:

    Valid Values: Any combination of AND or OR in all capital letters

    Multiple operator can be used to create a complex filter. You must enter all operators at the same time.

    Default Value: none

Select the Submit button.


NetBIOS Output Filtering

This option assigns one or more previously configured filter lists to the output of the designated port. The filter will be applied to all NetBIOS input packets transmitted from the port.

  1. Enter the port number that is to have the output filter assigned.

    Valid Values: Any valid port number

    Default Value: 1

  2. Enter the Filter List name and Operators.

    The filter list name has:

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length that has been defined using the Create option.

    Default Value: none

    The operators can be:

    Valid Values: Any combination of AND or OR in all capital letters

    Multiple operator can be used to create a complex filter. You must enter all operators at the same time.

    Default Value: none

Select the Submit button.


Update NetBIOS Name Filter Add Inclusive ASCII

This option updates name filter list information by adding an inclusive ASCII filter item to the name filter list. Packets that are matched against this filter item produce an Inclusive result for the filter list.

  1. Enter the Handle for the Filter.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

    Default Value: none

  2. Enter the Host Name.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length, excluding the characters: . / \ ( ) : < > + = ; ,

    A question mark can be used to indicate a single character wildcard.

    An asterisk can be used as the final character of the name to indicate a wildcard for the remainder of the host-name.

    Default Value: none

  3. Enter a Special 16th character to be used if the host-name contains fewer that 16 characters. This is a hexadecimal number which indicates the value to be used for the last character. If this parameter is not supplied on a host name of less than 16 characters, then a wildcard (?) is supplied for the 16th character.

Select the Submit button.


Update NetBIOS Name Filter Add Inclusive HEX

This option updates name filter list information by adding an inclusive filter item to the name filter list. Packets that are matched against this filter item produce an Inclusive result for the filter list.

  1. Enter the Handle for the Filter.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

    Default Value: none

  2. Enter the HEX String for the Host name.

    Valid Values: Any even number of hexadecimal numbers (with no 0x in front).

    A double question mark (??) can be used to indicate a single byte wildcard.

    ASCII blanks are padded to the 29th and 30th digits and a wildcard is supplied as the 31st and 32nd (16th byte) digits.

    Default Value: none

Select the Submit button.


Update NetBIOS Name Filter Add Exclusive ASCII

This option updates name filter list information by adding an exclusive ASCII filter item to the name filter list. Packets that are matched against this filter item produce an exclusive result for the filter list.

  1. Enter the Handle for the Filter.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

    Default Value: none

  2. Enter the Host Name.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length, excluding the characters: . / \ ( ) : < > + = ; ,

    A question mark can be used to indicate a single character wildcard.

    An asterisk can be used as the final character of the name to indicate a wildcard for the remainder of the host-name.

    Default Value: none

  3. Enter a Special 16th character to be used if the host-name contains fewer that 16 characters. This is a hexadecimal number which indicates the value to be used for the last character. If this parameter is not supplied on a host name of less than 16 characters, then a wildcard (?) is supplied for the 16th character.

Select the Submit button.


Update NetBIOS Name Filter Add Exclusive HEX

This option updates name filter list information by adding an exclusive filter item to the name filter list. Packets that are matched against this filter item produce an Exclusive result for the filter list.

  1. Enter the Handle for the Filter.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

    Default Value: none

  2. Enter the HEX String for the Host name.

    Valid Values: Any even number of hexadecimal numbers (with no 0x in front).

    A double question mark (??) can be used to indicate a single byte wildcard.

    ASCII blanks are padded to the 29th and 30th digits and a wildcard is supplied as the 31st and 32nd (16th byte) digits.

    Default Value: none

Select the Submit button.


Default Include NetBIOS Name-Filter-List

This option changes the default setting of a NetBIOS filter list to inclusive. If no filter items of the filter list match the contents of the packet being considered for filtering, the filter list will evaluate as inclusive.

Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

Default Value: none

Select the Submit button.


Default Exclude NetBIOS Name-Filter-List

This option changes the default setting of a NetBIOS filter list to exclusive. If no filter items of the filter list match the contents of the packet being considered for filtering, the filter list will evaluate as exclusive.

Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

Default Value: none

Select the Submit button.


Delete NetBIOS Name-Filter-List

This option deletes a filter item from the filter list.

  1. Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

    Default Value: none

    Select the Submit button.

  2. Enter the Filter Item Number to be deleted.

    You can use the List option to list filters.

Select the Submit button.


Move NetBIOS Name-Filter-List

This option moves a filter item within the filter list.

  1. Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

    Default Value: none

  2. Enter the Source Filter Item Number to be moved.

  3. Enter the After Destination Filter Item Number that the source filter item number should be moved to follow.

    You can use the List option to list filters.

Select the Submit button.


Update NetBIOS Byte Filter Add Inclusive

This option updates Byte filter list information by adding an inclusive filter item to the Byte filter list. Packets that are matched against this filter item produce an Inclusive result for the filter list.

  1. Enter the Handle for the Filter.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

    Default Value: none

  2. Enter the Host Name.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length, excluding the characters: . / \ ( ) : < > + = ; ,

    A question mark can be used to indicate a single character wildcard.

    An asterisk can be used as the final character of the Byte to indicate a wildcard for the remainder of the host-name.

    Default Value: none

  3. Enter a Special 16th character to be used if the host-name contains fewer that 16 characters. This is a hexadecimal number which indicates the value to be used for the last character. If this parameter is not supplied on a host Byte of less than 16 characters, then a wildcard (?) is supplied for the 16th character.

Select the Submit button.


Update NetBIOS Byte Filter Add Exclusive

This option updates Byte filter list information by adding an exclusive filter item to the Byte filter list. Packets that are matched against this filter item produce an exclusive result for the filter list.

  1. Enter the Handle for the Filter.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

    Default Value: none

  2. Enter the Host Name.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length, excluding the characters: . / \ ( ) : < > + = ; ,

    A question mark can be used to indicate a single character wildcard.

    An asterisk can be used as the final character of the Byte to indicate a wildcard for the remainder of the host-name.

    Default Value: none

  3. Enter a Special 16th character to be used if the host-name contains fewer that 16 characters. This is a hexadecimal number which indicates the value to be used for the last character. If this parameter is not supplied on a host Byte of less than 16 characters, then a wildcard (?) is supplied for the 16th character.

Select the Submit button.


Default Include NetBIOS Name-Filter-List

This option changes the default setting of a NetBIOS filter list to inclusive. If no filter items of the filter list match the contents of the packet being considered for filtering, the filter list will evaluate as inclusive.

Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

Default Value: none

Select the Submit button.


Default Exclude NetBIOS Name-Filter-List

This option changes the default setting of a NetBIOS filter list to exclusive. If no filter items of the filter list match the contents of the packet being considered for filtering, the filter list will evaluate as exclusive.

Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

Default Value: none

Select the Submit button.


Delete NetBIOS Name-Filter-List

This option deletes a filter item from the filter list.

  1. Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

    Default Value: none

    Select the Submit button.

  2. Enter the Filter Item Number to be deleted.

    You can use the List option to list filters.

Select the Submit button.


Move NetBIOS Name-Filter-List

This option moves a filter item within the filter list.

  1. Enter the Handle for the Filter List.

    Valid Values: Any character string up to 16 characters in length

    Default Value: none

  2. Enter the Source Filter Item Number to be moved.

  3. Enter the After Destination Filter Item Number that the source filter item number should be moved to follow.

    You can use the List option to list filters.

Select the Submit button.