Fore Systems ES-2810 - Add a Port Filter; Introduction; Types of Port Filter Entry

FORE Systems ES-2810 Ethernet Switch User’s Manual
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Concepts in Switching
Concepts in Switching
A.5.4 Add a Port Filter
A.5.4.1 Introduction
You can add up to 100 filters. When you add a filter, you choose from the ports available at
that time. If more ports are added later (for example, by connecting an expansion module),
you should edit your filters to include the new ports.
When you remove ports (for example, disconnecting the expansion module), those ports are
removed from the filter set-up. If these ports are the only ones in the source or destination port
list, the filter is deleted.
If you choose all the ports available, the screen shows
All in the list. If you then connect an
expansion module—thus adding ports that are not in that filter—the ports are listed individu-
ally.
To show that a source port is not required for the filter, “--” is used in the
Source ports list.
A.5.4.2 Types of Port Filter Entry
There are three types of port filter entry:
• Port relation
•MAC unicast
•MAC multicast