User`s guide

11 - 12 Ethernet or Token Ring Bridge
è To Add a Filter Using the Monitor
If protocol monitoring has been enabled, once you select the add
command, the current monitor table will be displayed. To select a moni-
tored protocol:
1. Enter the number displayed at the start of each line of the monitor
display.
2. If the monitored protocol was un-recognized and was not given a
name, you will be prompted to assign a name.
3. You will be prompted for the action to take when the protocol is
encountered. Enter one of the actions described under the default
setting above, with the exception of “Off”.
èTo Add a Filter Manually:
To start adding a filter manually:
1. Enter the add command and give the filter a name that does not start
with a number and does not match one of the pre-defined names.
2. You will be prompted for the action to take when the protocol is
encountered. Enter one of the actions described under the default
setting. If this value is chosen, the packet is not filtered, and the
contents of the data portion of the packet are displayed in an infor-
mation log. See “Length of Data Displayed in Log Action (Length)”.
3. Choose whether the protocol is defined by an Ethernet or Token
Ring protocol identifier or by an LLC header.
If you type “protocol”:
a. The following prompt appears:
Enter a value in hex from 200h to ffffh :
b. Type the value for the protocol identifier to be filtered and press
ENTER.
Enter one of [a mask start position, none] :