Fw: Layer 3 Switching Flow Mask [7:3360]

- Original Message - From: Mr. Oletu Hosea Godswill, CCNA To: Ronny Jonathan Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 6:18 PM Subject: Re: Layer 3 Switching Flow Mask [7:3360] Me think since MLS has to do with layer 2 up to layer 4. We know that layer 4 has ports numbers and all that. Ordinary

Layer 3 Switching Flow Mask [7:3360]

Hi All, In BCMSN course book (Cisco Press) p233, it is stated that: Most Cisco documentation explains flow masks as a way to determine how packets are compared to entries in the MLS cache. This is inaccurate. Flow masks are actually used to determine how much information about the packet is

RE: Layer 3 Switching Flow Mask [7:3360]

First, thanks for your answer Drew ... but I'm still confused ... It determines what information is stored in the mls entry and enforces all packets coming through the mls switch to be compared with the entry according to the flow mask specified with set mls flow. How about the note in the