SAP Filter Rule Settings

SAP Rule Number

The number assigned to the SAP rule. Lower number rules filter first, so rule number sequence is very important.

Action

PERMIT allows a packet that matches the filter to pass through the interface. DENY prevents the packet from passing through the interface. Any packet that is not explicitly permitted by a PERMIT rule is denied, and any packet not explicitly denied by a DENY rule is permitted.

Server

Name to compare to the name of the SAP server advertising the service.

Network

IPX network number---a 32-bit hexadecimal value---to compare to the IPX network number of the packet.

Host

IPX node address---a 48-bit hexadecimal value, usually the MAC address---to compare to the IPX node address of the server advertising the service.

Comparison

Specifies that the socket number of the packet must be EQ, LT, or GT the number shown for Socket.

Socket

A socket number specified for the comparison---an integer from 1 to 65535