Netopia Firmware 4000-Series Software Manual page 266

10-42 Firmware User Guide
This incoming IP packet has a source IP address that matches the network address in the Source IP Address
field (00000000) in the Netopia Firmware Version 5.4. This will not forward this packet.
Example 2
Filter Rule:
Incoming packet has the source address of 200.1.1.184.
IP Address
200.1.1.184
AND
255.255.255.128
This incoming IP packet (10000000) has a source IP address that does not match the network address in the
Source IP Address field (00000000) in the Netopia Firmware Version 5.4. This rule will forward this packet
because the packet does not match.
Example 3
Filter Rule:
Incoming packet has the source address of 200.1.1.184.
IP Address
200.1.1.184
AND
00000000
200.1.1.0
255.255.255.128
Forward = No
Binary Representation
10111000
10000000
10000000
200.1.1.96
255.255.255.240
Forward = No
Binary Representation
10111000
(Logical AND result)
(Source IP Network Address)
(Source IP Mask)
(What happens on match)
(Source address in incoming IP packet)
(Perform the logical AND)
(Logical AND result)
(Source IP Network Address)
(Source IP Mask)
(What happens on match)
(Source address in incoming IP packet)