8-11THE FILTERING DATABASES8.6 SPECIAL DATABASE SCREENYou can store up to ten filter entries in the Special Database. Thesefilters, like those in the Acquired Database, determine if the bridgefilters or forwards certain frames. However, the Special Databaseallows you to define one or more fields to participate in the filter/forward decision.Each entry can specify the Destination Address, Source Address,frame type, and up to 16 hex integers of a data field (to assist you inprecisely defining frames). After defining frames, save the screencontents using the SAVE FILTER command.To open the Special Database screen:• Highlight the SPECIAL DATABASE command in the FilterDatabase screen, and press RETURN.04/02/94 05:14:34 Special DatabaseEthernet Address: 00-00-1D-06-F9-D6 Ring State: Ring-OpFDDI Address: 00-00-B8-60-9F-EB Status: On-LineUptime: 10 Days 22 Hours 01 Minutes# Enable Enet FDDI Dest Address Source Addr. Type Data Field1 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX3 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX4 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX5 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX6 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX7 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX8 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX9 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX10 No Filter Filter XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXDefault Action: ForwardRETURN SAVE FILTERFigure 8-5. Special Database ScreenThe Special Database screen displays the entire contents of thedatabase at one time and lets you change the definition and actionfor each entry. Entry numbers reside on the left side of the display(under the # column heading).
