Cabletron Systems 2.2 Manual De Usuario
Special Filter Databases
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Bridging
Defining and Editing Filters in the Special Database
You can edit an existing Þlter or deÞne a new Þlter using the following steps:
1.
Click to select the filter you wish to edit. The filter is selected when it is
highlighted.
highlighted.
When the bridge uses the Special Database, it starts with the
lowest numbered enabled filter.
2.
Click Edit. The Special Database Filter window,
, will appear with
the following fields:
Destination Address (six-byte hexadecimal field)
Source Address (six-byte hexadecimal field)
Type (two-byte hexadecimal field)
Data Offset (decimal field)
Data Mask (64-byte hexadecimal data mask)
Figure 2-14. The Special Database Filter Window
3.
If you are editing an existing filter, the fields will reflect the current
configuration. A filter that has not yet been defined will have wildcards (xx) in
every field.
configuration. A filter that has not yet been defined will have wildcards (xx) in
every field.
If you want to completely reconfigure an existing filter, click on Clear. This will
revert all the fields to all xx’s.
revert all the fields to all xx’s.
4.
Highlight the field which you want to define, and enter the appropriate
information.
information.
5.
When you have finished defining the filter, click on OK. This will save the filter
you created and return you to the Special Filter Database window, where the
configured filter will be displayed.
you created and return you to the Special Filter Database window, where the
configured filter will be displayed.