Re: Access list filter in the shortest lines possible.

From: Daniel Sheedy (dansheedy@gmx.net)
Date: Tue Sep 30 2003 - 07:05:38 GMT-3


Hi Paul,

Here is a document I had in my folder (no idea where it came from) but it is
great for this type of thing.

Cheers

Daniel Sheedy

Method for calculating complex route filters

Sometimes you are asked to filter a complex set of routes using as few lines
as possible. Here we will examine a way to calculate the subnet and
wildcard for such a scenario. With some practice, you should be able to
calculate any set in 5 minutes or less. I also recommend testing your
results in a lab setting, using loopbacks and distribute-lists.

For example, say we are asked to filter the following routes using a
one-line filter:

102.17.63.0

126.22.61.0

111.22.57.0

125.33.101.0

First, make a table as shown:

     128
     64
     32
     16
     8
     4
     2
     1
     Result

      Subnet

      Wildcard Mask

Then, enter the decimal digits from the first octet in the left-hand column.
Convert each number to binary. I use Windows Calculator set to Scientific
Mode to do the conversion.

     128
     64
     32
     16
     8
     4
     2
     1
     Result

      102
     0
     1
     1
     0
     0
     1
     1
     0

      126
     0
     1
     1
     1
     1
     1
     1
     0

      111
     0
     1
     1
     0
     1
     1
     1
     1

      125
     0
     1
     1
     1
     1
     1
     0
     1

      Subnet

      Wildcard Mask

In the binary area, column by column, apply the following rules:

  1.. If the column is all 0's, the subnet is 0, and the mask is 0
  2.. If the column is all 1's, the subnet is 1, and the mask is 0
  3.. If the column is a mixture of 1's and 0's, the subnet is 0, and the
mask is 1.

The table should look like:

     128
     64
     32
     16
     8
     4
     2
     1
     Result

      102
     0
     1
     1
     0
     0
     1
     1
     0

      126
     0
     1
     1
     1
     1
     1
     1
     0

      111
     0
     1
     1
     0
     1
     1
     1
     1

      125
     0
     1
     1
     1
     1
     1
     0
     1

      Subnet
     0
     1
     1
     0
     0
     1
     0
     0

      Wildcard Mask
     0
     0
     0
     1
     1
     0
     1
     1

Convert the binary Subnet and Wildcard Mask to decimal thus:

     128
     64
     32
     16
     8
     4
     2
     1
     Result

      102
     0
     1
     1
     0
     0
     1
     1
     0

      126
     0
     1
     1
     1
     1
     1
     1
     0

      111
     0
     1
     1
     0
     1
     1
     1
     1

      125
     0
     1
     1
     1
     1
     1
     0
     1

      Subnet
     0
     1
     1
     0
     0
     1
     0
     0
     100

      Wildcard Mask
     0
     0
     0
     1
     1
     0
     1
     1
     27

So far, our filter looks like: 100.xxx.xxx.xxx 27.xxx.xxx.xxx

Our second octet needs to filter 17, 22 and 33. Using the same method, our
growing filter would become: 100.0.xxx.xxx 27.55.xxx.xxx

Third octet, 57, 61, 63 and 101 result in: 100.0.33.xxx
27.55.94.xxx

The final octet is easy, since we will allow anything. So our final result
becomes:

100.0.33.0 27.55.94.255

We can now create our access list:

Access-list 1 [permit | deny] 100.0.33.0 27.55.94.255

----- Original Message -----
From: "Casey, Paul (6822)" <Paul.Casey@o2.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 10:42 AM
Subject: RE: Access list filter in the shortest lines possible.

> > Hello,
> >
> > For example, say we are asked to filter the following routes using the
> > shortest nuber of lines possible
> >
> > 102.17.63.0
> > 126.22.61.0
> > 111.22.57.0
> > 125.33.101.0
> >
> > Can someone tell me the best access list to use to filter these
networks.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Kind regards.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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