Other filter attributes putting the parts together – Netopia 2200 User Manual

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Less Than: For the filter to match, the packet’s port number must be less than the port
number specified in the filter.

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Less Than or Equal: For the filter to match, the packet’s port number must be less
than or equal to the por t number specified in the filter.

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Equal: For the filter to match, the packet’s port number must equal the port number
specified in the filter.

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Greater Than: For the filter to match, the packet’s port number must be greater than
the por t number specified in the filter.

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Greater Than or Equal: For the filter to match, the packet’s port number must be
greater than or equal to the por t number specified in the filter.

Other filter attributes

There are three other attributes to each filter:

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The filter’s order (i.e., priority) in the filter set

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Whether the filter is currently active

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Whether the filter is set to for ward packets or to block (discard) packets

Putting the parts together

When you display a filter set, its filters are displayed as rows in a table:

The table’s columns correspond to each filter’s attributes:

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#: The filter’s priority in the set. Filter number 1, with the highest priority, is first in the
table.

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