You're assuming IOS is a modern operating system or something akin to a data dictionary or programming language. It's not. :-) If the IOS engineers include keywords in the command line interface, then you can use them. If they don't, you can't.
Your idea sounds like a good one though. You could suggest it to Cisco, but I don't think they could easily accomdate such a change in philosophy. Priscilla Munit Singla wrote: > > Hi , > There default ports given in the IOS .We can use both to refer > those > ports by names as well as port numbers .Can we customize it and > to the > defaut list ports by names not by numbers. or I want to use it > use > customized ports used for my applications by names in my access > list. > Is there any command to create customized ports by Name. > See what my problem is when we make an extended access lists we > can > define source and destination ports.there is standard list of > ports > there to be used in access list that we can use by number or > name.If we > want to customize the port according to our default application > we can > add that port by number only.Is there a way to refer those > ports by > names in my access list.and can we add these customized TCP/UDP > ports in > the default list which is displayed, so that we can refer it > when ever > we like in our access-lists by name. > Example: > access-list 100 permit tcp any any eq Nortonvirus > Here Nortonvirus keyword should refer to the port 5000. and > this name > and port mapping should get added to the default list so that i > can > refer later.here I am assuming nortons application is using > port number > 5000. > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59324&t=59276 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

