General Acl Operating Notes - HP ProCurve 2910al Access Security Manual

General ACL Operating Notes

ACLs do not provide DNS hostname support. ACLs cannot be config­
ured to screen hostname IP traffic between the switch and a DNS.
ACLs Do Not Affect Serial Port Access. ACLs do not apply to the
switch's serial port.
ACL Screening of IPv4 Traffic Generated by the Switch. ACLs
applied on the switch screen IP traffic when other devices generate it. Simi­
larly, ACL applications can screen responses from other devices to unscreened
IP traffic the switch generates.
ACL Logging.
• The ACL logging feature generates a message only when packets are
explicitly denied as the result of a match, and not when explicitly
permitted or implicitly denied. To help test ACL logging, configure the
last entry in an ACL as an explicit deny statement with a log statement
included.
• Logging enables you to selectively test specific devices or groups.
However, excessive logging can affect switch performance. For this
reason, ProCurve recommends that you remove the logging option
from ACEs for which you do not have a present need. Also, avoid
configuring logging where it does not serve an immediate purpose.
(Note that ACL logging is not designed to function as an accounting
method.) See also "Apparent Failure To Log All 'Deny' Matches" in the
section titled "ACL Problems", found in appendix C, "Troubleshoot­
ing" of the Management and Configuration Guide for your switch.
• When configuring logging, you can reduce excessive resource use by
configuring the appropriate ACEs to match with specific hosts instead
of entire subnets. (For more on resource usage, refer to "Monitoring
Shared Resources" on page 9-100.)
Minimum Number of ACEs in an ACL. Any ACL must include at least one
ACE to enable IP traffic screening. A numbered ACL cannot be created
without at least one ACE. A named ACL can be created "empty"; that is,
without any ACEs. However in an empty ACL applied to an interface, the
Implicit Deny function does not operate, and the ACL has no effect on traffic.
IPv4 Access Control Lists (ACLs)

General ACL Operating Notes

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