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Rule Order
The rules order affects the filtering result. The filtering process will proceed from top to bottom,
changing the order as the different result of filtering.
Rule Source Address Destination Address Action
A 10.0.0.0 172.16.6.0 Permit
B 10.1.99.0 172.16.0.0 Deny
C Any Any Deny
Where “0” at the last eight bits indicates “from 1 to 254”, “0” at any eight bits preceding “0”, “0.0”
or “0.0.0” indicates “from 1 to 254”. On the other hand, “0” and all “0” successive with “0”
represents any.
When the rule is ordered as ABC.
Index Source Address Destination Address Action
1 10.1.99.1 172.16.1.1 Deny (B)
2 10.1.99.1 172.16.6.1 Permit (A)
3 10.1.1.1 172.16.6.1 Permit (A)
4 10.1.1.1 172.16.1.1 Deny (C)
5 192.168.3.4 172.16.6.1 Deny (C)
The rule order will permit 10.1.99.1 to access 172.16.6.1.
When the rule is ordered as BAC.
Index Source Address Destination Address Action
1 10.1.99.1 172.16.1.1 Deny (B)
2 10.1.99.1 172.16.6.1 Deny (B)
3 10.1.1.1 172.16.6.1 Permit (A)
4 10.1.1.1 172.16.1.1 Deny (C)
5 192.168.3.4 172.16.6.1 Deny (C)
The rule order will deny 10.1.99.1 to access 172.6.6.1.