System information

3. Commands
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Configure Filter-Rule Modify (L2 filter)
Configure Filter-Rule Delete
configure filter-rule modify { rule_name} {forward | discard} {ether | ether-snap} [ ethertypes]
Minimum Access Level: Administrator
The configure filter-rule modify command modifies the parameters of an existing filtering rule.
rule_name – The name of the rule to be modified.
forward – If a packet matches the rule it is forwarded.
discard – If a packet matches the rule it is discarded.
ether – Specifies that the rule applies to Layer 2 Ethernet traffic.
ether-snap – Specifies that the rule applies to Layer 2 SubNetwork Access Protocol (SNAP) traffic.
ethertypes – Specifies the Ethertype to be filtered in hexadecimal. The hexadecimal values for Ethertypes as listed
in RFC 1700 are valid. These Ethertypes are shown in Ether Types in Appendix A, Reference Tables.
Example:
PDYN# configure filter-rule create DecNetdrop discard ether 6003
PDYN# configure filter-rule create IPXdrop discard ether 8137
configure filter-rule delete { rule_name}
Minimum Access Level: Administrator
The configure filter-rule delete command deletes a rule for filtering traffic.
rule_name – The name of the rule to be deleted.
Example:
PDYN# configure filter-rule delete IPXdrop
Note that if a rule is part of an active filter, the system will not delete the rule. It must first be removed
from the filter.