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The Anatomy of Access Lists

The Standard IP Access List 

 List #  Rule  Pattern Definition
Source Address  Wild Card Mask
 access-list nn  permit or deny  xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  ccc.ccc.ccc.ccc

Allowed Range for Standard List is 1-99

Specify the nature of this line:
permit or deny

The IP address of the source of the packet

This mask must be applied to the source to determine which bits are significant. 
0 in the mask is apply
1 in the mask is ignore (AKA inverse mask)

 
 

The Extended IP Access List

Note: Shaded sections below are optional.  They are used only when the protocol specified is TCP or UDP.

List # Rule  Pattern Definition
Protocol Source Address Source Mask Destination Address Destination Mask Operator Port#
access-list nnn permit or
deny
see below sss.sss.sss.sss ccc.ccc.ccc.ccc ttt.ttt.ttt.ttt rrr.rrr.rrr.rrr see below (TCP
or
 UDP)
ppp
(TCP
or
 UDP)
Allowed Range is 100-199 Choose one only ICP, ICMP, TCP, UDP,  etc. IP address of packet’s source. 0 = apply
1 = ignore
IP address of packet’s destination. 0 = apply
1 = ignore
eq for =
gt for >
lt for <
neq for 1
see port table below

 

 The Standard IPX Access List 

List # Rule Pattern Definition
Source Address Destination Address
access-list nnn permit or deny xxx ccc
Range for Standard IPX 800-899 Choose one only The IPX address of the source of the packet. The IPX address of the destination of the packet.

Common Port Numbers Filtered Using IP Extended Access Lists 

Protocol Port Number Protocol Name
TCP 20 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) data
TCP 21 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program
TCP 23 Telnet
TCP 25 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
UDP 53 Domain Name Service (DNS)
UDP 69 Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
TCP 80 Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
UDP 161, 162 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

 

Protocols With Access Lists

Specified By Numbers  
Protocol Range
IP Standard 1 to 99
IP Extended 100 to 199
XNS 400 to 499
Extended XNS 500 to 599
AppleTalk 600 to 699
IPX Standard 800 to 899
IPX Extended 900 to 999
IPX SAP 1000 to 1099
Standard VINES 1 to 100
Extended VINES 101 to 200
Simple VINES 201 to 300

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