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Ipx packet filtering – USRobotics NETServer/8 User Manual

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8-16 Packet Filters

IPX packet filtering

IPX packets can be filtered by source and destination host,
network or socket. Additionally, SAP packets can be specifically
permitted or denied. Note that IPX network numbers must be
specified as 8-digit hex values. Node addresses must consist of
the 8-digit network number, followed by a colon and then the
12-digit MAC address.

IPX Rules

The IPX rule format is as follows:

<

permit | deny>

may be srcnet, dstnet, srchost, dsthost, srcsocket, or
dstsocket.

srcnet

Compare the source IPX network number contained in the
packet to the network number given. The network number
must be in hexadecimal format.

<

permit | deny> srcnet

dstnet

Compare the destination IPX network number contained in the
packet to the address given. The network number must be in
hexadecimal format.

<

permit | deny> dstnet

srchost

Compare the source IPX node address contained in the packet to
the address given. The IPX address should be in hexadecimal
format.

<

permit | deny> srchost

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