Using An External Text Editor - 3Com LANPLEX 6000 User Manual

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Table 14-6 Packet Filter Editor Commands (continued)
Command Keys
Delete Line Ctrl-k
Insert/Overstrike Ctrl-o
Toggle
Write Changes Ctrl-w
Exit Editor ESC
Deleting Packet
Filters
Top-Level Menu
system
list
display
ethernet
display
mode
fddi
create
ipFragmentation
tokenring
delete
ipxSnapTranslation
bridge
edit
addressThreshold
ip
load
agingTime
snmp
copy
stpState
analyzer
assign
stpPriority
script
unassign
stpMaxAge
logout
addressGroup
stpHelloTime
portGroup
stpForwardDelay
port
packetFilter
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REATING AND SING ACKET
Description
Deletes the remainder of the line from the current cursor position. If the cursor is
positioned over the first character, all of the characters on the line are deleted, but the
line is retained. A second Delete Line removes the line from the edit buffer.
Toggles between the insert and overstrike modes
Writes the current contents of the edit buffer into the packet filter definition. No syntax
checking of the definition is performed at this point other than to verify that the length
of the source is within the maximum limits. If the source is too long, the message,
Error: Edit buffer exceeds maximum length, is displayed. The
contents of the editing buffer are unaffected; however, the packet filter definition only
contains those lines that fit entirely within the length limitation.
Allows you to leave the editor. A warning is issued if the edit buffer has not been
successfully written since the last modification. You have the option of either discarding
the changes or returning to the editor. Note that only those changes made since the
last Write Changes command are discarded.

Using an External Text Editor

To use an ASCII-based editor to create a packet filter:
1 Enter the definition for the filter into a text file.
2 From a networked workstation, ftp the file to the LANplex system where
you want to load the filter.
3 Load the filter as described in "Loading Packet Filters" on page 14-23.
Deleting a packet filter removes the filter from the switching module where
it is loaded.
To delete a packet filter:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
bridge packetFilter delete
2 Enter the id of the filter to delete. To get the id of the filter, list the filters as
described in the section "Listing Packet Filters" on page 14-2.
You are prompted to confirm the deletion.
3 Enter (yes) to delete or
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(no) to return to the previous menu.
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