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EARLY FIELD TRIAL Chapter 8
Filtering by Port
Figure 8-13. Setting Address Filters
186 Sniffer Adaptive Application Analyzer
Use the options on the Port tab to define a filters for specific network
traffic traveling on designated software ports. Filtering can be performed
between TCP and UDP ports using various directional flows.
NOTE: Port filters are software-based filters and do not support
hardware ports. You must select either IP or IPX in the Address
tab for the Known Ports tree to display the known IP or IPX ports. If
Hardware is selected in the Address tab, the Port tab is disabled.
To filter by Port:
1 Go to Display > Define Filter, then click the Profiles button.
Assign the filter a name and configure the settings.
If you are modifying an existing filter, ensure that filter is selected
from the Settings For: list before continuing.
2 Click the Port tab.
3 The Known Ports box includes ports already known to Sniffer
Adaptive Application Analyzer. You can click and drag ports from
the Known Ports box into the Port 1 or Port 2 fields to filter on
these ports.
You can also enter a port manually in the Port 1 and Port 2 fields
provided. Port 1 and Port 2 columns identify which ports are
assigned to the filter.
4 Select which direction the traffic flows between the ports by setting
the Dir option.